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Why are we so obsessed with telling the time?

with the emergence of mechanical clock in the 1300s,the time was increasely displayed in public space.providing a focal point for the organization of social life.but in the 18th century withnessed a explosion in the manufacture of a different, more personalized device,the watch\

Henceforth,the time was portable and wealthy individuals could adjuct their own watches to public clocks.bringing to home a more acculate knowledge of the time. the habit of clock-watching had emerged

During the 19th century.however.this practice turned into a veirtable obseesion.A numeber of factors stimulated this phenomenon. among which were the development of industy. a new means of transport and communication. rainway timetables. time-stamp telephone. and factory discipline all called us stricter comformity to the time of the clock

By the turn of the 20 th century.punctuality had become the hallmark of modern society.Resistence to imposition standard clock time.whether in rural communites or western colonies was considered a sign of backwardness and "keeping up " with time had become the new source of anxiety.

In 1881, the American neurologist George Beard listed "clocks and watches" among the causes of what he described as an epidemic of "nervousness": "They compel us to be on time", he wrote, "and excite the habit of looking to see the exact moment, so as not to be late for trains or appointments."

词汇： obsess with emergence increasingly focal point explosion personalized henceforth wealthy individuals emerged veritable discipline conformity punctuality hallmark imposition backwardness epidemic

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