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In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
In the Western tradition, time is linear, an arrow flying remorselessly from A to B. It is a finite, and therefore precious, resource.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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The clock is the operating system of modern capitalism, the thing that makes everything else possible—meetings, deadlines, contracts, manufacturing processes, schedules, transport, working shifts.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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Time-sickness can also be a symptom of a deeper, existential malaise. In the final stages before burnout, people often speed up to avoid confronting their unhappiness.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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Slow Thinking is intuitive, woolly and creative.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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It will also depend on the economic case for saying no to speed. How much, if any, material wealth will we have to sacrifice, individually and collectively, in order to live Slow? Are we able, or willing, to pay the price? And to what extent is slowing down a luxury for the affluent? These are big questions that the Slow movement must answer.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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Reaction, rather than reflection, is the order of the day. To make the most of our time, and to avoid boredom, we fill up every spare moment with mental stimulation. When did you last sit in a chair, close your eyes and just relax?
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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balance. Be fast when it makes sense to be fast, and be slow when slowness is called for.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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Of course, Slow Thinking on its own is just indulgence without the rigours of Fast Thinking. We have to be able to seize, analyze and evaluate the ideas that surface from the subconscious—and often we must do so quickly.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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Russell, Bertrand. In Praise of Idleness. London: Routledge, 2001.
from In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore
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