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Honoré, Carl. In Praise of Slow: How a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed. Vintage Canada. 2004.
"There is more to life than increasing its speed"
Gandhi, quoted in this book
It started with the slow food movement which has spread from Italy to many countries. So Honoré starts his journey of slowing down with a report of the most popular slow movement, but his own epiphany as a frantic London-based journalist trying keep up with he demands of work and his attention to his small children. He saw an "AD" for "The one-Minute Bedtime Story". Too good to be true - until he realizes that his whole life has become an exercise in hurry – Read more [...]
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