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

Tempted and titillated at every turn, we seek to cram in as much consumption and as many experiences as possible. As well as glittering careers, we want to take art courses, work out at the gym, read the newspaper and every book on the bestseller list, eat out with friends, go clubbing, play sports, watch hours of television, listen to music, spend

shifting down a gear can boost communication, accuracy, creativity, strategic thinking and productivity.

“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,”

publishes Resurgence,

Satish Kumar,

When you accelerate things that should not be accelerated, when you forget how to slow down, there is a price to pay.

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

In the absence of accurate clocks, life was dictated by what sociologists call Natural Time. People did things when it felt right, not when a wristwatch told them to.

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.