Like many folks of my generation, I learned to adapt to that style of doing most things. What folks tend to miss is our balancing act, where we find the essential countermeasures. Maybe it is the rush-rush of life. Mine is the rush of long workdays, beating HOV to the airport, balancing work with work, and of course, going slowly, imperceptibly insane. It's almost 1999.
Hibernation sounds like a great alternative.