Slowdown is a new standard for visually understanding human history and social change. Using beautifully illustrated graphs, Danny Dorling provides a broad perspective on long-term social changes, the limits of growth, and widening inequalities, and emphasizes the importance of adapting to this slowdown." I would like there to be a faster slowdown in the number of people dying in wars. That has already fallen dramatically in the last 70 years; but there is no good reason why it could not fall faster. Those countries which base a large part of their economies on selling weapons abroad should be shamed - in the same way that we are now seeing flight shaming and the shaming of industries that result in high carbon pollution. So, as you notice the birth of any negative feelings, try to control it. That way you will be able to get away from it completely. A spellbinding book that will almost certainly make you reconsider what you thought was happening in and to the world, and then think again about where we might be heading.“—Juliette Powell, author of 33 Million People in the Room

In the book “ Emotional Intelligence”, the author Daniel Goleman describes the nature of emotional intelligence by showing scientific insights into the subject and leading us to understand how much it impacts our lives. In addition, the book teaches you how to stimulate emotional intelligence to succeed in every aspect you desire. Perhaps most surprising of all is the fact that even as new technologies frequently reshape our everyday lives and are widely believed to be propelling our civilization into new and uncharted waters, the rate of technological progress is also rapidly dropping. I haven't seen such a graphically user-friendly way of presenting statistical data since Hans Rosling and Gapminder's animated stats. Slowdown is actually sort of an "alternative Factfulness", only less prone to please the likes of Bill and Melinda Gates, I suppose. By alternative I mean more politically pronounced, overtly countercurrent to market ideology, specifically the dogma of perpetual growth as the only way forward. Dorling's "bold" message is that capitalism was a transition, not the desirable state of normalcy.The world is changing rapidly in all areas. However, this doesn't mean that you also need to change with it. For this to be possible, you need to be at peace with yourself, as well as practicing tranquility and self-compassion.This is the reflection made by Haemin Sunim in his work "The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down". The author covers broad themes (finance, data, agriculture, fertility) but the main arguments focus on the economics as we are, of course, all obsessed with money, as most of us just don't seem to have enough of it. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down” released in 2012 by the author Haemin Sumin is a guide to mindfulness and meeting with our inner wisdom.

With this, every time you are feeling busy and overwhelmed, know that there is always something you can do to change this situation. Remember: when the mind rests, the world rests as well. When life disappoints, rest for a moment Dorling’s optimism is infectious as he brilliantly explores the huge challenges of a slowing pace of growth while the world transitions to a new ‘normal’ of stable and then shrinking populations.” Regardless of whether a subject is very important to you, it is crucial to keep in mind that it may not be of equal importance to other people. Also, the more you talk about a subject that doesn't interest your audience, the more they will dislike the topic. Practicing mindfulness improves many aspects of life, such as friendship, love, work, and dream fulfillment; I find the book way too Long and some of the points repeated as nauseam. It could have been a more concise book. I also cannot agree with some of his points, that economic growth will stop. Well maybe that is because 20 years ago when I wanted to go to a trip to Europe, I first needed to go to the Travel agency to book my trip. Then I go the bookshop or library to get the latest Lonely Planet. I prayed then that our hotels would be nice, and the recommended restaurants were actually good. I tried to look for taxis on the street. I needed to plan everything way in advance. Not to mention getting lost all the time with the map provided by the hotel.Everything is slowing down. To be more accurate, populaton growth is slowing and because of this, human activities are slowing, or as the book is at pains to point out, the rate of increase is slowing, because actually some things are still increasing. Er, ok then. 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. Instead, Dorling puts forward a profound and humane argument in favour of the inevitability and desirability of deceleration.