Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration-and Why It's Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives

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Another area is climate change and justice. From an author who has written extensively on global inequality, I expected more on this; “the pollution problem was never a population problem” he states, but what, then, is the structural and political causal drivers behind the climate breakdown? And how can the refusal for slowdown help us understand this? If you believe being overly busy and overextended is evidence of productivity, then you probably believe that creating space to explore, think, and reflect should be kept to a minimum. Yet these very activities are the antidote to the nonessential busyness that infects so many of us. Rather than trivial diversions, they are critical to distinguishing what is actually a trivial diversion from what is truly essential.” Rather than lament this turn of events, Dorling embraces it as a moment of promise and a move toward stability, and he notes that many of the older great strides in progress that have defined recent history also brought with them widespread warfare, divided societies, and massive inequality.— Yale Univerisity Press 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. Described as "that rare university professor: expert, politically engaged and able to explain simply why his subject matters," by The Guardian newspaper, Dorling's ability to build extraordinary pictures from clouds of ordinary data is equally a delight and an education.

I am working on a lot of research projects at the moment - in very diverse areas. This book will shape and retexture the arguments in all of them. These are my favourite books about slowing down and finding a more relaxed way of life, helping to soothe your soul and open your mind to different ways of living. It’s a compelling story about the taboos associated with rest – and about how relaxation is often synonymous with weakness. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down is a wise and reflective Buddhist approach to a slower life.Recommended for: those who want to explore the root causes of grind culture and our inability to slow down. Featured quotes: In part 4 of the book, the author discusses the need to maintain good relationships and how this can be achieved.

Intinya, buku ini merefleksikan kembali nilai-nilai kehidupan yang penting dan mengeksplorasi cara-cara di mana perlambatan dapat membawa dampak positif bagi makhluk hidup di planet ini. Dit is echt zo een uniek pareltje om in huis te hebben. Dit is namelijk niet een boek dat je maar 1x leest. Als je het gelezen hebt, weet je wat voor goede en mooie lessen er in staan, maar dat betekent niet dat je alles meteen kunt implementeren en toe kunt passen. Trying to convince someone to adopt our point of view is the work of our ego. And even if in the end we are right, the ego will never be satisfied, and will seek a new discussion to get in." Barnes is a trained yogi and meditation teacher who writes with an experienced and honest voice on the challenges of slowing down in our modern age.It makes a compelling case for cutting out the busywork and eschewing social pressure to focus on really impactful work. When you invest your time and energy in fewer things, you’ll make more significant progress. So, first of all, you need to understand that the main reason someone is tense about it is social and family pressure. That way you may feel that the other person's spiritual path is not that orthodox.

Finally, most of the time, we are thinking about ourselves without caring about others. Although we care about friends and family, we have a deep-rooted concern with us. This is because these feelings are not projected by the world or other people, but by the daily events experienced by each one. So the only person who can reverse something in your life is yourself. So it's important that you stop worrying about what others think and start doing what you want. Part 7 - Future A word of encouragement can change the future

Find out how to have light thoughts and make your life much more harmonious, always keeping calm in the midst of the world's frenzy.

We can clarify what our priorities are and where we should be putting our focus – including our health, wellbeing, relationships, and creative projects that light us up. It is divided in eight chapters, each focussing on a different topic: Rest, Mindfulness, Passion, Relationships, Love, Life, The Future, Spirituality. Each part starts with a short personal story by Sunim before moving on to a collection of advices and occasionally relevant quotes from other influential people. 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. So, remember that being right is not as important as being well and happy with someone. Part 4 - Relationships We can share our enthusiasm harmoniously and effectively only when we learn to control excess passion; She talks about her experiences with yoga, the benefits of sleep, and having fewer ends – instead of working hard to make ends meet.