A quote from The Art of Stillness
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A quote from The Art of Stillness
In daily life, that means slowing down when it makes sense to do so.
Carl Honore • In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed
Slowing down allows you to disconnect from the frenzied pace buzzing around you so you can begin moving at your own pace. The moments we choose to live in fast-forward motion then become a conscious choice rather than an involuntary action.
Doing Things Slowly
Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast—you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.
Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 25th Anniversary Edition
Now I’m trying really hard to slow down. Pay complete attention. Lately I’ve internalized there’s something so sacred about focus, rather than constantly deliberating between monitor screens and plans and side hustles. Depth rather than breadth. In a world that is increasingly accelerating — social media eyeballs and immediate gratification and a p
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The future won’t be built merely by those who move fastest, but by those who remember how to stand still. Until we recover the courage to receive what we cannot produce, we will mistake velocity for vision. And we’ll keep accelerating—not toward the good, but simply away from the ground.