Doing Things Slowly
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Doing Things Slowly
The challenge is that a focus on speed and a focus on mass are often diametrically opposed. Speed encourages us to think short-term. Mass is a long-term project. And the more we immerse ourselves in the high-speed world, the more we think everything has to happen now. But it rarely does, and if we try, we can steadily reorient our focus from Speed ... See more
Infinite Play • Addicted to Speed
We do things quickly—not better, but quickly—to gain time. But what’s the point if in the time we gain we just do more things quickly? I have yet to meet someone who wants their headstone to read, “He rushed.”
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
Is my need to hurry real or imagined? Is this task so important that it is worth losing my peace of mind? And the clincher, Will anyone die as a result of this not getting done today? Question whether hurrying will really help you arrive at your destination
Donna Farhi • The Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
balance. Be fast when it makes sense to be fast, and be slow when slowness is called for.