The price of now: An Essay on Urgency, Nuance, and Reclaiming the Self

Author:   Olivier Rias
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9798279093847


Pages:   92
Publication Date:   19 December 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The price of now: An Essay on Urgency, Nuance, and Reclaiming the Self


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Do you feel like the world is oversimplifying everything? You're not alone. Today, we are asked to conclude before we even understand. We favor the summary over the story, the final score over the beauty of the game, and instant emotion over deep reflection. We are fed ""ready-to-think"" content all day long-but at what cost? In this straightforward and incisive essay, Olivier Rias puts words to that growing sense of regression we all feel. Without using complex jargon, he explores the invisible mechanics trapping us: The Dictatorship of the Instant: Why we have lost the taste for effort and the long game. The Emotion Trap: How media and social networks manipulate us by making us react rather than reflect. The Challenge of AI: What awaits us when human labor is deemed ""useless,"" and how to maintain our dignity. This book is not a lecture. It is an act of resistance. It is an invitation to take back the controls of our minds, to embrace constructive failure, and to rediscover the pleasure of simple things-from the art of setting a table to the depth of a real conversation. A raw, honest, and direct text for those who want to understand today's world without the fluff-and without staying on the surface.

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Author:   Olivier Rias
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.118kg
ISBN:  

9798279093847


Pages:   92
Publication Date:   19 December 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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