“This is where our obsession with going fast and saving time leads. To road rage, air rage, shopping rage, relationship rage, office rage, vacation rage, gym rage. Thanks to speed, we live in the age of rage.” AgeAirOfficeSpeedRageObsessionThanksSavingGymShoppingVacationRoad RageSaving Time 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
“In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.” WellsLittlesArtCultureLostStuffPoorStreetsWalkingEatingSpeedDrivingFuelAlsDisorderNutritionWorkplaceNormSurfingObesityEating DisorderTollsDiningEating WellSurfing The Web Author:Carl Honore
“My life had become an endless race against the clock. I was always in a hurry, scrambling to save a minute here, a few seconds there. My wake-up call came when I found myself toying with the idea of buying a collection of One-Minute Bedtime Stories Snow White in 60 seconds. Suddenly it hit me: my rushaholism has got so out of hand that I'm even willing to speed up those precious moments with my children at the end of the day. There has to be a better way, I thought, because living in fast forward is not really living at all. That's why I began investigating the possibility of slowing down.” WayChildrenIdeasEndsMomentsStoriesHandsFoundWhiteRaceMinutesPossibilityWillingWake UpSpeedEndlessSnowClockMy ChildrenBuyingCollectionsThe End Of The DaySecondsSlow DownBetter WaysBedtimeOne MinuteSlowingInvestigatingSnow WhiteWake Up CallBedtime StoriesPrecious MomentsReally Living Author:Carl Honore
