Slowing Down

The Idea:

So this article is going to be a very simple and direct reminder of something we all, across the board, forget to do. Which is to slow down.

Now, that’s often put out as a general injunction, as a “way of living,” or as a way of encouraging mindfulness and reflectivity and calm. Fair enough.

But I want say “slow down” as a literal injunction: don’t move your body as fast. Consciously retard movement. Not internally, not speech, but with your big muscle groups and gross motor actions. I.e., physically, slow down.

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