The “Hustle and Bustle”: an old saying associated with the Industrial Revolution 

The phrase “hustle and bustle” originated in the 19th century. The Dutch word “hutselen” means “to shake”, while the word “bustle”, stemming from the Old English word “bersten”, means to act vigorously. The combined words represent an atmosphere of lively activity and movement.

The pace of life was dramatically transformed by a revolution of industry that introduced amazing innovation; a life filled with “hustle and bustle”.

What once was a slow and routine life of chores on the farm, became, seemingly overnight for many, a change in density of people and an introduction of diversity and invention like never before.

The migration into cities between 1880 and 1900 in America increased by approximately 15 million people; quite an astonishingly rapid growth over two decades. What was rural became urban.

Since then, we have passed into the “post-industrial age”. A time no longer dominated by manufacturing, but having become a service based economy.

The technological advances have lead to the dawning of artificial intelligence. This advance in computing is believed to be of such a degree, that the level of change will eclipse any prior transformation of life that we’ve experienced before.