Has anyone read this book? It is well worth it - I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope to try to incorporate the attitude that fast is not always better into my life whenever I can.
If you haven't heard of it, this is the blurb:
"These days our culture teaches that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, everything suffers - our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. We are in such a hurry that anyone or anything that slows us down becomes the enemy. Carl Honore uncovers a movement that challenges the cult of speed by proving that slower is often better. The Slow movement is not about doing everything at a snail's pace; it is about living better in the hectic modern world by striking a balance between fast and slow. From a Tantric sex workshop in London and a SuperSlow exercise studio in New York to Italy, home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movement, Honore's entertaining investigation reveals how we can live more productive, fulfilling lives by embracing the philosophy of Slow. "
In Praise of Slow
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I've heard of it, and listened to numerous radio reviews and interviews, but not read it.
Thing is, I've been doing 'slow' for years; I'm quite incapable of doing anything fast. I'm sure others may feel the same. But I worry that all the publicity that surounds the book means that it is now all set to become a fashion statement, something taught by style gurus and life coaches, during which it will become bowdlerised into another form of fast consumerism.
Thing is, I've been doing 'slow' for years; I'm quite incapable of doing anything fast. I'm sure others may feel the same. But I worry that all the publicity that surounds the book means that it is now all set to become a fashion statement, something taught by style gurus and life coaches, during which it will become bowdlerised into another form of fast consumerism.
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Oh, Stew - you're such a cynic!
Sure, some people may become fashionably slow for a bit, then move on to the next trend, but other people may be so entrenched in the habit of rushing from one thing to the next that they never have time to question it.
I actually bought the book for my other half, who just tries to pack to much into his life and gets stressed and grumpy as a result. He read a bit of it whilst we were on holiday, but since we have been back has been too 'busy'! I don't think the message is quite through...
Sure, some people may become fashionably slow for a bit, then move on to the next trend, but other people may be so entrenched in the habit of rushing from one thing to the next that they never have time to question it.
I actually bought the book for my other half, who just tries to pack to much into his life and gets stressed and grumpy as a result. He read a bit of it whilst we were on holiday, but since we have been back has been too 'busy'! I don't think the message is quite through...