In Praise of Slow
How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed
by Carl Honore · first published 2004
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I read the 2004 book In Praise of Slow (a surprisingly prescient book, to be honest) last year and Honoré talked about the speed limit. I don't know what it was, but something in it clicked for me and I have been actively trying to make sure…
on “Yellow vests knock out 60% of all speed cameras in France” ↗Can I ask what prompted this? I've tried to change my life to fit this in the past few years, since reading Carl Honore's In Praise of Slow (released in 2005! I can only imagine what he thinks now), even down to shifting away from speeding on the highway and just going the speed limit. I've found that one simple act gave me a better mindset,…
on “On the Joy of Reading Slowly” ↗Another good book along those lines Carl Honoré: In Praise of Slow (U.S. title In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed): https://www.carlhonore.com/book/in-praise-of-slowness/
on “In Praise of Slowness [2017]” ↗Yes, I aggree, a few driven people is probably enough. There is a really interesting book called 'in praise of slow' which has the idea as its main point
on “It is perfectly OK to only code at work, you can have a life too” ↗