“The great benefit of slowing down is reclaiming the time and tranquility to make meaningful connections--with people, with culture, with work, with nature, with our own bodies and minds” PeopleMindBodyCultureBenefitsConnectionsMeaningfulTranquilitySlow DownMind And BodySlowingMeaningful Connections Book:In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed Source: In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed
“I never wanted to be a public figure. I feel that I always have to dampen down people's expectations. They expect me to be an oracle, wave a magic wand, sprinkle some slow, sparkly dust on them, to make everything all right.” PeopleFeelsWantedMagicFiguresExpectationsWaveDustWandsOraclesPublic FiguresSprinklesMagic Wands Author:Carl Honore
“Out of the Slow Food movement has grown something called the Slow Cities movement, which has started in Italy but has spread right across Europe and beyond. And in this, towns begin to rethink how they organize the urban landscape so that people are encouraged to slow down and smell the roses and connect with one another.” PeopleCitiesMovementEuropeTownsDown AndRoseSpreadSmellLandscapeUrbanOrganizeSlow DownSlow FoodUrban Landscape Author:Carl Honore
“Everywhere, people are discovering that doing things more slowly often means doing them better and enjoying them more. It means living life instead of rushing through it. You can apply this to everything from food to parenting to work.” PeopleMeanEnjoyLive LifeDiscoveringRushing Author:Carl Honore
“By slowing down at the right moments, people find that they do everything better: They eat better; they make love better; they exercise better; they work better; they live better.” PeopleMomentsInspirationMotivationLove IsExerciseHealthcareMaking LoveSlow DownSlowingRight Moment Author:Carl Honore
