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

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There are sections on well-being and taking care of your body, seasonal living in tune with nature and crafting a simple home that inspires a slower pace of life. In Closer to the Ground, Dylan Tomine shares stories from his family’s year on the water, in the woods, and at the table. From foraging for chanterelles to digging clams and fishing for salmon, it’s a celebration of nature around his home turf on Puget Sound, but also an ode to the beauty of just getting outside and living closer to the wild. 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 Perhaps most surprising of all is the fact that even as new technologies frequently reshape our everyday lives and are widely believed to be propelling our civilization into new and uncharted waters, the rate of technological progress is also rapidly dropping.

The premise of the book is this: the rate of change of many things is going to slowdown. The economic, scientific research, population, social, and educational change will all slow down. So rather than faster and faster change, our children’s life will look more or less like ours. Everything, except climate change because that effect is based on the cumulative and exponential effect of increased CO2 in the atmosphere. So, as you notice the birth of any negative feelings, try to control it. That way you will be able to get away from it completely. Dorling…argues – with lots of graphs to validate his claims – we are already experiencing a slowdown in terms of population, fertility and even Gross Domestic Product (GDP).”—Sylvia Thomson, Irish TimesEverything that happens in our lives is the fruit of the human mind. So it's crucial to have complete control over inner peace, calm and anxiety for example. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down” released in 2012 by the author Haemin Sumin is a guide to mindfulness and meeting with our inner wisdom. A]n engrossing read that throws up all manner of questions, as well as offering an upbeat view of the planet’s future”—Paul Donovan, Morning Star Online Regardless of whether you have a different worldview than others, it's important that you try to connect with them. In this way, you are able to connect with many types of people you never imagined and create long-lasting bonds. Two spiritual paths in the same Family The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down has been split into several sections - 'Rest', 'Mindfulness', 'Passion', 'Relationships', 'Love', 'Life', 'The Future', and 'Spirituality'. Each chapter opens with an essay, which muses upon the subject in question and how best Sunim thinks we should approach it, and is then followed by a series of short pieces, 'words of advice and wisdom'.

In the book “ Emotional Intelligence”, the author Daniel Goleman describes the nature of emotional intelligence by showing scientific insights into the subject and leading us to understand how much it impacts our lives. In addition, the book teaches you how to stimulate emotional intelligence to succeed in every aspect you desire. De adviezen/overdenkingen zijn gebundeld per onderwerp, zoals gemoedsrust en relaties bijvoorbeeld. Een mooi overdenking aan het begin, en dan allerlei korte stukjes met adviezen en overwegingen. Not understanding fully your interpersonal relationships, desires, dreams, and spirituality affects how you relate to everything that's around you.

Do the work of uncovering your Why … do the work of establishing your own personal philosophy and set of values. Do the work of naming the highest, eulogy- worthy priorities in your life. Then do the work of putting them at the center of your life, every day.” 6. Rest Is Resistance– Tricia Hersey Essentialism makes a case for doing less, but doing it better with more focus. It’s not about getting more done faster, but about doing the right things to make the highest impact. Note: This review gives the views of the author, and not the position of the LSE Review of Books blog, or of the London School of Economics.