Few of us have any conception of the enormous timescales of our planet's long history and this
narrow perspective underlies many of the environmental problems we are creating. The lifespan
of Earth can seem unfathomable compared to the brevity of human existence but this view of
time denies our deep roots in Earth's history--and the magnitude of our effects on the planet.
Timefulness reveals how knowing the rhythms of Earth's deep past and conceiving of time as a
geologist does can give us the perspective we need for a more sustainable future. Featuring
illustrations by Haley Hagerman this compelling book offers a new way of thinking about our
place in time showing how our everyday lives are shaped by processes that vastly predate us
and how our actions today will in turn have consequences that will outlast us by generations.
