If you waste five minutes of time a day, over the course of a year that adds up to one full work day. Think of five wasted minutes as a slow-release holiday drug. Savour it. Douglas Coupland adddaydrug Change image and share on social
You pretend to be more eccentric than you actually are because you fear you are an interchangeable cog. Douglas Coupland cogeccentricfear Change image and share on social
Self-delusion is one of the funniest things there is. Douglas Coupland delusionfunnything Change image and share on social
There's much to be said for feeling numb. Time passes more quickly. You eat less, and because numbness encourages laziness, you do fewer things, good or bad, and the world's probably a better place for it. Douglas Coupland badeatencourage share on social
Money isn't money anymore. Time doesn't feel like time anymore. Your sense of community, it's evaporated, too, or it's turned into something you visit at 2 A.M. on a website. Douglas Coupland anymorecommunityevaporate Change image and share on social
Nothing very very good and nothing very very bad ever lasts for very very long. Douglas Coupland badgoodlast Change image and share on social
For whatever reason, I tend to get reporters who are maybe in the middle of intense therapy, and they turn what's supposed to be a professional interview into therapy for themselves. Douglas Coupland intenseinterviewmiddle Change image and share on social
Eagles are seagulls with a good hairdo. Douglas Coupland eaglegoodhairdo Change image and share on social
To have a healthy culture, you have to have stable health care financing and stable arts financing and stable sports financing, and if you don't have that, your culture becomes a parking lot. Douglas Coupland artcareculture Change image and share on social
North America can easily fragment quickly as did the Eastern Bloc in 1989. Douglas Coupland americabloceasily Change image and share on social