098: The Power of Slowing Down in a Culture of Speed with Carl Honore

Speaking Our Minds

In this week's episode, join us for a transformative conversation all about the power of slowing down in a fast-paced and productivity culture with our guest Carl Honore. Including:

• An introduction to the Slow movement and Slow philosophy for meaningful living.
• The historical build to a culture of speed to today.
• How not “slowing down” is affecting us as a society and our mental health.
• How living fast-forward leads to burnout
• The cult of youth.
• The pressure that society puts on us to have it all together by 30 and the effects that it has on our sense of self.
• The role of technology and social media
• Some practical ways we can slow down and live more intentionally in daily life.

Carl Honoré is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and two-time TED speaker. After working with street children in Brazil, he covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, National Post (Canada), Time and other publications. Published in 36 languages, Carl’s books have landed on bestseller lists around the world. While researching his first book, In Praise of Slow, he got slapped with a speeding ticket.

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Instagram: @CarlHonore

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Website: www.carlhonore.com

Additional Resources:

• In Praise of Slowness Ted Talk
• Why We Should Embrace Aging TedTalk
• How to Slow Down TedTalk Course

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