We live in the age of speed.
Defining a movement that is here to stay, this spirited manifesto will make you completely rethink your relationship with time..
In Praise of Slowness is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide Slow movements making their way into the mainstream -- in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms, and schools.
In this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honore details our perennial love affair with efficiency and Speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history, and intellectual inquiry.
People are discovering energy and efficiency where they may have been least expected -- in slowing down.
The Slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word -- balance.
This is a modern revolution, championed by cell-phone using, e-mailing lovers of sanity.
Here you will find no Luddite calls to overthrow technology and seek a preindustrial utopia.
A Slow revolution is taking place.
Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace -- and living happier, healthier, and more productive lives as a result.
In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation.
Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control.
Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love.
Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the Cult of Speed has pushed us to a breaking point.
We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day.
We live in the age of speed
