Maybe the reality of the “slow movement” just hasn’t gotten around to me yet. In the video below, Carl Honore explains the need and the outcomes related to embracing my inner tortoise.
At my last corporate job, I burned out. I Was traveling, planning, selling, and all of the other hundred things that comes with working for a small company. Eventually, I just couldn’t do it anymore and I physically and emotionally collapsed. I am still journeying back from that edge and am stronger for it.
I have been getting involved in several projects lately that include going to grad school and starting a business. I have been finding that I’ve been getting back on the treadmill. This video reminded me about the need to have times in my life when I slow down. Every moment does not have to be full of productivity and planning. In fact, it helped me to remember that I am much more creative when I embrace slowness.
Let me know what you think of the video. Specifically, what do you think of slowness? Do it seem to have a value?
The slow movement
The slow movement | Back From The Edge Says: July 20th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
[...] Yesterday I posted a video in which Carl Honore talked about the slow movement. It struck me because I am an adrenaline junky. I’m not into extreme sports, I don’t ride a motorcycle, I don’t parachute, I don’t do any of that stuff. What I do is distract myself and am constantly looking for a new stimulus. I move from activity to activity without pause. I go from working on the computer, to watching TV, to playing on the computer. My day is full of large and small adrenaline hits. One of the most difficult things for me to do is to be still and quiet. I am nurturing a habit of daily meditation. I have started recording my success rate. As of today it was 50%. I find it very difficult to sit still for 10 minutes and when I do meditate I invariably have monkey mind. This is where my thoughts jump from one to the other just like monkey swinging and jumping from tree to tree. [...]
Hamlet’s BlackBerry | Back From The Edge Says: July 24th, 2010 at 9:58 am
[...] an obscure Shakespearean reference). As I listened to the interview, I realized it fit the theme of slowness I have been exploring this week. I haven’t read this book yet, so I can’t recommend it. [...]