Honoré is inarguably the world's leading evangelist for what has become known as the Slow Movement. He would probably cringe at the title, but Mr. In other words, it helps to have someone like Carl Honoré. How does a notion become a concept, and then a trend, and then a force and finally a worldwide movement? Well, it helps immensely to have an expert proselytizer who understands the concept and has the ability to spread the good news around the world. Michael talks to Carl Honoré, author of the The Slow Fix, about how to embrace our inner tortoise without rejecting our inner hare. We're stressed out, maxed out and exhausted. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.We live in a fast-forward world. Slower is better: better work, better productivity, better exercise, better sex, better food. Across the western world more and more people are slowing down. In this entertaining and hands-on investigation, he takes us on a tour of the emerging Slow movement: from a Tantric sex workshop in London to a meditation room for Tokyo executives, from a SuperSlow exercise studio in New York, to Italy, home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movements.

Carl Honore uncovers a movement that challenges the cult of speed. But in the race to keep up, everything suffers - our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. These days, our culture teaches that faster is better. Almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. About the Author:īook Description Paperback. He examines how we can continue to live productive lives by embracing the tenets of the slow movement.Ī challenging take on the cult of speed, as well as a corrective look at how we can approach our lives with new understanding, In Praise of Slow uncovers a movement whose time has come.įrom the Hardcover edition. In an entertaining and hands-on investigation of this new movement, Honore takes us from a Tantric sex workshop in a trendy neighbourhood in London, England to Bra, Italy, the home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movements.

Groups of people are developing a recipe for living better in a fast-paced, modern environment by striving for a new balance between fast and slow. Thanks to speed, we are living in the age of rage.Ĭarl Honore has discovered a movement that is quickly working its way into the mainstream. But when speed is king, anyone or anything that gets in our way, that slows us down, becomes an enemy.

We live in a world where speed rules and everyone is under pressure to go faster. These days, almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. In the tradition of such trailblazing books as No Logo and The Tipping Point, In Praise of Slow heralds a growing international movement of people dedicated to slowing down the pace of our contemporary times and enjoying a richer, fuller life as a result.

In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honoré