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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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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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This post introduces a couple concepts from Arnold Toynbee and Buckminster Fuller that may appear like big, confusing words. But, don't let the terminology make you jump ship on this article! The key is to understand what the concepts mean beyond …
I first learned of Richard Gregg when I read Duane Elgin's book Voluntary Simplicity a couple years ago. I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to read Gregg's original writing where he coined the concept "voluntary simplicity." The Value of …
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All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.— Blaise Pascal For awhile now, I've been saving perspectives on humanity's underlying and ultimate challenges. Some of these viewpoints are explicitly …
Woah. It's been awhile since I've said that after reading something. But, Who am I? The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (Amazon or free online in 30+ languages) deserves it. It's short, but I had to read it 3 times before I started to …
