In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed

Ultimately, the success of the Slow movement will depend on how smoothly it can reconcile people like me with decelerators of a more spiritual bent.

publishes Resurgence,

“The Slow movement was first seen as an idea for a few people who liked to eat and drink well, but now it has become a much broader cultural discussion about the benefits of doing things in a more human, less frenetic manner,”

Satish Kumar,

every living being, event, process or object has its own inherent time or pace, its own tempo giusto.

For many, boycotting the Big Mac is a way of saying no to the global standardization of taste.

In driving, as in life, one way is to do less, since a busy schedule is a prime cause of speeding. Another is to learn to feel comfortable with slowness.

In daily life, that means slowing down when it makes sense to do so.

Perhaps the greatest challenge of the Slow movement will be to fix our neurotic relationship with time itself.

As consumers become more discerning, everyone is forced to raise their game.