Comments on: Slow

By: Rory Litwin

Rory Litwin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:14:09 +0000

A book that may interest you is John Miedema’s 2009 book titled Slow Reading. Chapter 2 of that book is online: http://litwinbooks.com/slowreading-ch2.php

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:07:03 +0000

Alisia, you are so right. Very nicely said!

By: Alisia Barringer

Alisia Barringer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:04:19 +0000

There is some charm to doing things well whether fast or slow. When people say “slow” it makes me think of drawing everything out awkwardly and still it seems to be about timing, we are always timing ourselves unnaturally. There is no one pace for any activity. Sometimes the long slow read is about enjoyment but often it is the pace of a painfully boring narrative rather than any sign of quality. So really we are trying to put meaning and values and creativity back into acts that have lost their daily importance. Food and eating become denatured and flat when all we eat is boring fast food. It is a predictable thing that when we eat only fast food we automatically focus on the time rather than the essential core of discontent which is a lack of quality, emphasize quality and everything else comes with it. Really great food or poetry or any kind of art comes with deeply felt significance, to savor something we need more than just more time, we need more awareness, more stimulating ideas, more surprises and more unpredictability. Who is timing us? Who cares how long it takes.

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Slow Blog « Learning to Say Yes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:47:59 +0000

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By: Marcariel

Marcariel — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:37:31 +0000

Being an only child, I have never been rushed to do anything or go anywhere. I used to have a sign on my bedroom door that said “I’m Slow, But Sure.”

I am in the process of reading about 5 books right now. I read until I get tired, or until life interrupts. Several of the books I have been reading for over 6 months. I am a big fan of slow reading … or slow anything. Life’s to short to rush.

I have several blogs, none of which I have updated lately. I have been wanting to start a blog with thought of the day … or the week.

I agree with Will … “but I often use the term “deliberate” in place of “slow”. Deliberate sounds much more thoughtful.

I want to “slow down and smell the roses”, like my grandfather always told me to.