Just when I thought the book The Quest of the Simple Life by W. J. Dawson (Summary | Amazon) couldn't get any better, chapter 11 details a letter the author received from a concerned friend—questioning his transition from city life in London to …
13 Life Lessons from the “Slow Down” Letter the Harvard College Dean sent to all New Students
"Slow down and do a smaller number of things more deeply." — Harry R. Lewis (1) Many thanks to Carl Honoré's book, In Praise of Slowness, for bringing this wonderful Harvard letter to my attention. In 2001, the Dean of Harvard College, Harry R. …
The Slow Movement: “In Praise of Slowness” by Carl Honoré (Book Summary)
This book summary has a companion post for Premium Members: How to Slow Down with "In Praise of Slowness" by Carl Honoré (+ Infographic) After over four years on this journey, it's hard to believe that I'm just now getting around to Carl Honoré's …
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How to Slow Down with “In Praise of Slowness” by Carl Honoré (+ Infographic)
Slow Living? Slow Food? Slow Cities? Where does one begin when it comes to slowing down? In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honoré is considered the go-to book when it comes to the Slow Movement. At this moment right now, …
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A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned from Sloww’s First 100 Posts
“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! It's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is intended to be a jumping off …
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Mo Gawdat: Ex-Google Exec Engineers a Happiness Equation
Every once in awhile, I read an article about someone that resonates so deeply that I feel like it deserves its own post. This is one of those cases. Mo Gawdat quit his executive job at Google earlier this year at age 51. He's had a career filled …
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