There is a lot talked about Slow Food and the Slow Food Movement. It was, in fact, the genesis of the modern Slow Movement. Unlike other slow movements, it has a figurehead (Carlo Petrini), its own website (www.slowfood.com) and many “officially” sanctioned organisations around the globe. The Slow Food Movement seems to be mainly concerned [...] Read more »
The Deck Chair Diaries Part 4
I have been working away recently (as I often do) and before then I had an attack of the lethargies, where I just sat around and did very little. It reminds me of what the Barefoot Doctor says about comparing procrastination with idling: “When you are idling you’re following the natural progression from a phase [...] Read more »
Be Gentle
I have been working away a lot recently (the reason for few posts, tweets, etc) and whilst I was away I fell spectacularly off the Slow path and found myself thrashing around the undergrowth. A few things went horribly wrong, I got stressed out, I found myself becoming flustered, tense, short-tempered, lethargic and easily distracted. [...] Read more »
Smiling: An Experiment
For the last week or so I have been experimenting with making myself smile at all times and exploring the results on my state of mind and wellbeing (it is not really what you could describe as scientific…). The idea being, that when we are happy, we tend to smile, however, the feedback loop seems [...] Read more »