 It's time to take the weight off your feet. Don't overdo it, because too much of anything is more than enough. If you're new to the International Institute of Not Doing Much's official site we languidly welcome you. In this time-oppressed world, what better way to idle away a few minutes, hours, years, than in the oasis of calm here at Slow Down Now. If you're new to the site, you might want to look over the Slow Manifesto and the Beginner's Guide to Slowing Down. Only then will you be able to grapple with the more advanced concepts of Minimal Effort. Slow is not lazy. Heaven forbid! But slow is an art that takes practice. For those loyal slow readers, there is more correspondence in response to our efforts to put the brakes on rushaholism. If you have had enough of seriousness for the day, lower the tray in front of you, push back your seat and enjoy the ride. What happened to the slow blog? |
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Forty hours is long enough for toil and strain and strife. It's really all too rough, this so-called working life. All work can make you such a bore, so put your feet up and relax. But don't feel guilty if you ignore email, phone, and fax. |
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An estimated 196,000,000 cups of tea are drunk every day in the UK, and it's thought the average person in the UK will consume 80,000 cups of tea during their life. Have you drunk your 80,000 cups yet? |
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If you can slow down when all around you are speeding up, then you're one of us. Be proud that you are one of us and not one of them. For they are fast, and we are slow. There are those that would urge us to speed. We resist! We shall not flag or fail. We shall slow down in the office, and on the roads. We shall slow down with growing confidence when all those around us are in a shrill state of hyperactivity (signifying nothing). We shall defend our state of calm, whatever the cost may be. We shall slow down in the fields and in the streets, we shall slow down in the hills, we shall never surrender!
Why? Because if a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly. Some are born to slowness—others have it thrust upon them. And still others know that lying in bed with a morning cup of tea is the supreme state for mankind. * The International Institute of Not Doing Much has modified its ruling in the case of women. |
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