THE WORK Books by Patrick Klaassen

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Books that question the systems we inherit, the assumptions we normalise and the structures that quietly shape the way we live.

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The Illusion of Order

How Religion, Money, Culture and Power Keep Us in Line

What if the systems we rely upon every day have become invisible precisely because they surround us? The Illusion of Order invites us to examine religion, money, culture and power with fresh eyes — and to question the systems that quietly shape…

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The Invention of Hurry

How We Mistook a Method of Measuring Life for the Meaning of Life

We created clocks to measure time. Somewhere along the way, we began allowing time to measure us. The Invention of Hurry explores how schedules, deadlines, productivity and the constant pressure to move faster became so deeply embedded in modern life that we…

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