A Slower Urgency • Writings – Bayo Akomolafe

The technique of pausing leads us to a wonderful paradox — the more we slow down, the more life appears to expand.

Everyone seems either too ignorant or too knowing; too cautious or too daring; too blithe or too panicked; too young or too old. Proctor’s answer to H.D.’s quandary is a contradiction of her own: She recommends “patient urgency.” That is, she thinks we can imbue our urgency for change with patience for each other, our toughness with tenderness, our

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