Recently the United States overtook Japan as the developed country with the workforce that puts in the longest hours. We’re spending all our time at work, in places like office cubicles, meeting rooms, and factories; behind computer screens; and on the road to and from our place of work, often removed from nature and from family, friends, and spiritual connectedness. We eat poorly and are out of shape and sleep-deprived. We’re anxious about money and our appearance. Add to all that the burden of keeping each other’s heads above polluted water, climate change, and social unrest, and it’s no
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