In Praise of Slow

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1. jlpcslJun 2023
   Another good book along those lines Carl Honoré: In Praise of Slow (U.S. title In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed): https://www.carlhonore.com/book/in-praise-of-slowness/
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2. dorchadasDec 2022
   Can I ask what prompted this? I've tried to change my life to fit this in the past few years, since reading Carl Honore's In Praise of Slow (released in 2005! I can only imagine what he thinks now), even down to shifting away from speeding on the highway and just going the speed limit. I've found that one simple act gave me a better mindset, same with trying to do other things slowly as well (including just meandering the city I now live in).
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3. wenhamMay 2019
   Yes, I aggree, a few driven people is probably enough. There is a really interesting book called 'in praise of slow' which has the idea as its main point
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4. dorchadasJan 2019
   I read the 2004 book In Praise of Slow (a surprisingly prescient book, to be honest) last year and Honoré talked about the speed limit. I don't know what it was, but something in it clicked for me and I have been actively trying to make sure I don't speed. Sure, there are times I still do, particularly if running late and on a parkway, but in general I've become a much safer driver (which is saying something).

   It's been nice, to be honest. I've noticed it bleed into other thigs in my life and I'm no longer worried about the 'go go go' mentality of modern life as much. But we have a cultural issue surrounding speeding. I've mentioned it in passing and the number of people who've basically mocked me for it is too high. Sure, they're joking, but it's an issue we need to fix on a societal level... Thankfully, I think the automatic enforcement in cars will do that. Hopefully it comes sooner, as I've seen nothing but benefits from trying to stay the speed limit - and it doesn't even slow me down that much since I'm not driving long distances (>100 miles) at a time. Less than 5 minutes usually.

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