Monday, October 8, 2007
SLOW DOWN!!
So far this is my favorite TED talk. I couldn't agree with Carl Honore more. We try and press more and more into less time. We have turned everything into something to do quickly. Speed dialing, speed reading, speed dating, and speed walking are all examples. The majority of people in the world are living the fast life instead of the good life. Everyone is becoming more and more burnout by trying to do things quickly. When people hear the word slow they think of a person as being lazy or a slacker or even stupid. This is a cultural taboo that we have placed on these words. We all need to slow down and smell the roses, use our creative mode of thought, and savor life. People like moving fast for the adrenaline and they keep themselves so busy so that they don't have to ask themselves real questions. One of Carl's examples were, "If you're raising your kid right?" Carl also said that most of the emails he receives are from the younger age groups asking him to write a letter to their parents about slowing down. It is not just adults who aren't able to slow down its people of all age groups. We are marinated in the culture of speed. Relationships are even being fast paced. No one is taking the time for patience, tranquility or time, they would much rather walk away and not invest anymore time into it. Again this has been my favorite TED talk so far. And I hope everyone will take the TIME to watch it!
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I totally agree. I believe that if we could slow down as a society and take notice of the things and people around us I believe we would be a happier, healthier and less violent society.
I agree that we are living at a far to fast pace and we do need to slow down and enjoy the finer things in life. Everyone seems to busy trying to out class the person standing next to them and it does feel like a rat race at times. In some cases I feel that it is also necessary to work as hard and fast as we can when it comes to our quality of life. I'm not talking about a new smart phone or computer, but the things have a direct impact on our basic necessities of life. Whether it be new medical advances, new environmentally friendly technology, or anything to improve the basic qualities of life for not just people but everything around us. Its important that we race to find a cure for hunger, or a safe alternative to fossil fuels, or else our lives and future could be at stake. It would be hard if not impossible to convince the general population to slow down and focus on what's really important. Our world still needs a lot of work before we can truly stop and smell the roses. The issue is we are putting all the energy in the wrong place. Any who, I'd like to know what your thoughts are on this? Thanks, Mark
Slowing down in such a fast paced world just does not seem possible most of the time. It's very rare that you come across anyone in a days time that is not frenzied, in a rush to get somewhere , or has a hundred different things going on at one time. I for one would love to explore the "inner tortoise". In each day finding a time to slow down and actually focus on the things that are really important. It's not always necessary to be running in fast forward.
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