The ADD-ification of America.

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One of the biggest cultural phenomena in America today is what I call ADD-ification. We all have attention deficit disorder. We can’t sit still and we’re always in a hurry. When was the last time you drove your car without some form of entertainment — using the time to think? Thought so. 
 
Newspaper stories have gotten shorter, the chapters in our novels can be measured in paragraphs not pages, our meals come in microwavable packages, we even beep at people who sit at traffic lights for more than 5 seconds. Why? Because we’re in a hurry. 
 
How many advertising or branding briefs today are predicated on the insight that we are all pressed for time? I certainly have written a few. 
 
Stress is at an all-time high I would imagine, but with the right meds, we can get by. But hurry, the pharmacy closes at ten!  
 
(I’ll be off for a few days, see you Tuesday.)