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Why are fast behaviours put on a pedestal? From food, to fashion, to travel.
It’s time to #rethink how we value the power of ‘slow’. Here’s why slowing down your processes could be the one small change worth making this year (a thread)...
It’s time to #rethink how we value the power of ‘slow’. Here’s why slowing down your processes could be the one small change worth making this year (a thread)...
Slowing down can help us to be more creative. It took Leonardo da Vinci 16 years to paint the Mona Lisa!
@AdamMGrant 's wonderful book Originals shows that people who come up with great new ideas often start quickly, but finish slowly.
@AdamMGrant 's wonderful book Originals shows that people who come up with great new ideas often start quickly, but finish slowly.
A study conducted on classical pianists found that, when they had entered a “flow” state, fully immersed in what they were doing, they exhibited deepened breathing and slowed heart rates. They played better.
Link: https://bit.ly/3hV2ZYg
Link: https://bit.ly/3hV2ZYg
Slow allows us to think in unstructured, unconventional ways.
Slow allows us to enjoy the steps in the process, not just the end goals.
Slow allows deep, trusting relationships to form.
...slow is a necessity.
Slow allows us to enjoy the steps in the process, not just the end goals.
Slow allows deep, trusting relationships to form.
...slow is a necessity.
So here's my - and, maybe, your - sole resolution for 2021: stop mistaking speed for brilliant efficiency.
And, instead, embrace the positive impact of slowing down.
Read more about the process of slow in this week’s #Rethink newsletter. https://bit.ly/3pIJtkm
And, instead, embrace the positive impact of slowing down.
Read more about the process of slow in this week’s #Rethink newsletter. https://bit.ly/3pIJtkm
