After graduate studies left her exhausted, Hersey began hosting collective nap events where people got together to experience rest as a community. We tend not to put sewage out on our streams nowadays on UK beaches; but it is still worth double checking! In Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration – And Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy and Our Lives, Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography at Oxford University, takes aim at the customary view that we are living through an era of unprecedented economic and technological acceleration. Sunim is a Buddhist monk, who lives between his native South Korea and the United States, where he lectures. It is divided in eight chapters, each focussing on a different topic: Rest, Mindfulness, Passion, Relationships, Love, Life, The Future, Spirituality.

The art of the ritual becomes a visual and physical cue for our body to slow down, be mindful, breathe a little deeper, and be more present. There are also chapters on being prepared, the magic of collaboration and the importance of play in problem-solving.

We all have values and beliefs that have been built over the years, becoming the basis of our thoughts and lifestyle. Drawing from an incredibly rich trove of global data, this groundbreaking book reveals that human progress has been slowing down since the early 1970s. If you’re looking for more book recommendations, you might like Tolstoy Therapy, the book blog I started nearly a decade ago. Những trải nghiệm, bài học thông thái từ cuốn sách này khiến mình có cơ hội nhìn lại những quan điểm, giá trị sống của bản thân, có những cái đã tốt, nhưng cũng có nhiều cái chưa tốt, có những cái đã hoàn chỉnh, nhưng vẫn còn nhiều những cái phô trương lệch lạc.

By slowing down, we give our bodies and minds the opportunity to recharge that we so desperately need. There are sections on well-being and taking care of your body, seasonal living in tune with nature and crafting a simple home that inspires a slower pace of life. It is essentially a guide to mindfulness, of how to make the most of oneself despite outside factors sometimes wishing to throw us off course. Inspection copies are books under consideration as required or recommended reading for an upcoming course.

The decline in GDP growth rates has captured a considerable amount of attention after the 2008 financial crisis, but the slowdown in this metric has much deeper roots that extend back to the mid-twentieth century. When you read it you will feel like probably you have already met some of the advices mentioning here, but sometimes it's good to remind yourself, and this book is here for this reason.

Recommended for: anyone interested in how society began to speed up, why that’s not always a good thing and what’s being done about it. It shows that sometimes you don't have to try very hard to be successful, may be just being and a nice clear intention will lead you there. The ‘success’ grind culture props up centers constant labor, material wealth, and overworking as a badge of honor. Even if it feels like everything is getting faster, we are, at the start of the 21st century, exquisitely placed to embed the Slow Fix at the core of our culture. It’s filled with stories about how a holistic, slower approach is better – whether that’s rehabilitation at a Norwegian prison or a school in Los Angeles that tackles the many roots of its troubles.

So, first of all, you need to understand that the main reason someone is tense about it is social and family pressure. His interests include the history of political thought, macroeconomics, as well as development and labour economics. Melalui psikolog ditambah dengan membaca buku ini, merasa marah itu manusiawi sebab manusia diciptakan satu paket dengan emosi. Thoughtfully, Abbie wrote in her note that she thought this tome would be a good antidote to in-depth thesis reading, and it was.

There are also insights on how disconnecting from social media leads to more creativity and better conversations. Just as the book demonstrated the slowing down in the growth of world population, this also showed a slowdown but in the growth of GDP across most of the world after 1970. I guess it is one of the books that make the most sense if you refer to it whenever you find yourself in a situation of needing some words of wisdom on something specific, as it just quite dense with information and sometimes too specific to gain from if there is no relevance. Although your heart will not listen to your mind, decide to forgive and get rid of emotional strings attached. We have time to think about the purpose and meaning within our lives, and naturally, we become more intentional and thoughtful with the decisions we make.If you’re looking for a slower and simpler life, these books will get you motivated and change your perspective. Rest is a form of resistance because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy.