Felstad's article titled Rapid Change or Slow Evolution examines how people who want more freedom in their profession are moving their work out of their offices, in order to create more free time for the things he likes. These changes in location come with many benefits, but with the rise of technology, work can happen anywhere, which is beneficial for some people (and harmful for others). This relates to the mention of the rise of technology in In Praise of Slow, as well as Hungwe's article titled Identity, Self-Interpretation and Workplace Change: An Investigation of the Work Activity of Machining. This article looks at technology and how it is reducing the amount of physical labor needed in tech jobs, which means reducing work time and providing more free time for workers. Overall, it is clear that all the articles cited offer some sort of insight into the field of slow work and how it is becoming more and more popular as time goes by. This can only mean good things for the future of many social institutions, including
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