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in praise of slowing down
nicoles.substack.com
Nothing is really new in this high-tech, globally wired world, except how frequently it is. When the pace of change in life and work was much slower, once people got past the inevitable discomfort of the new, they could hang out on cruise control for greatly extended periods of time. Most of us are now living in a world that does not afford that ti
... See moreDavid Allen • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Carl Honoré, in his book In Praise of Slow, sums it up beautifully: Fast and slow do more than just describe a rate of change. They are shorthand for ways of being, or philosophies of life. Fast is busy, controlling, aggressive, hurried, analytical, stressed, superficial, impatient, active, quantity-over-quality. Slow is the opposite: calm, careful
... See moreCarolyn Tate • Conscious Marketing: How to Create an Awesome Business with a New Approach to Marketing
There is a measure of magic, and pleasure, in doing things slowly
“what we are sacrificing is depth in all sorts of dimensions…. Depth takes time. And depth takes reflection. If you have to keep up with everything and send emails all the time, there’s no time to reach depth.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
