Doing Things Slowly
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Doing Things Slowly
In a culture built on ever-increasing speed, slowing down is hard, and most of us will feel guilty about doing it.
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
The antidote to feeling behind is to slow down, stop rushing, take a deep breath (or a few) and remind yourself that the best thing you can do right now is be in this moment. The solution to feeling behind is not to move faster and let the anxious thoughts pile up on top of each other, cascading into the moment and taking you away from where you ar... See more
We have forgotten how to look forward to things, and how to enjoy the moment when they arrive. Restaurants report that hurried diners increasingly pay the bill and order a taxi while eating dessert. Many fans leave sporting events early, no matter how close the score is, simply to steal a march on the traffic. Then there is the curse of multi-taski
... See moreFarnam Street • In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
However, your ego quickly loses ground to the simplicity of doing one thing at a time and doing it slowly, on purpose. It has no place to build stress and work up internal chatter. That is because working slowly in today’s world goes against every thought system. You can only work slowly if you do it deliberately. Being deliberate requires you to s
... See moreThomas Sterner • The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life
In daily life, that means slowing down when it makes sense to do so.
