The Slow Fix: Solve Problems, Work Smarter and Live Better in a Fast World

Carl Honoré

HarperCollins, UK

Paperback. Pub Date :2014-01-16 Pages: 336 Language: English Publisher: Harpercollins What do we do when things go wrong A quick fix can hide the problem rather than solve it To make real progress we need to take time for the. slow fix.Whether we find ourselves challenged at home or work. or by problems on a grander. even global scale. we let ourselves be seduced by the quick fix Truth is. it doesn't work -. quick fixes postpone lasting solutions or can turn something a bit wrong into something catastrophic. We need to learn to start fixing things properly. rather than settling for short-term solutions. 'The Slow Fix' offers real. life-changing solutions to tackling problems and extends the movement defined by Carl Honore in his global bestseller. 'In Praise of Slow'. to offer a recipe for problem-solving that can be applied to every walk of life. from business and politics ...

Slow Fix

Self-Help

Spiritual

Harpercollins

Collins

Under Pressure: Rescuing Childhood from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting

Knopf Canada

In Praise of Slow : How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed

These days our culture teaches that faster is better. But in the race to keep up, everything suffers - our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. We are in such a hurry that anyone or anything that slows us down becomes the enemy. Carl Honore uncovers a movement that challenges the cult of speed by proving that slower is often better. The Slow movement is not about doing everything at a snail's pace; it is about living better in the hectic modern world by striking a balance between fast and slow. From a Tantric sex workshop in London and a SuperSlow exercise studio in New York to Italy, home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movement, Honore's entertaining investigation reveals how we can live more productive, fulfilling lives by embracing the philosophy of Slow.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Orion Publishing

Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children From the Culture of Hyper-Parenting

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

orion#

We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love.\nLiving on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace -- and living happier, healthier, and more productive lives as a result. A Slow revolution is taking place.\nHere you will find no Luddite calls to overthrow technology and seek a preindustrial utopia. This is a modern revolution, championed by cell-phone using, e-mailing lovers of sanity. The Slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word -- balance. People are discovering energy and efficiency where they may have been least expected -- in slowing down.\nIn this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honoré details our perennial love affair with efficiency and speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history, and intellectual inquiry. In Praise of Slowness is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide Slow movements making their way into the mainstream -- in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms, and schools. Defining a movement that is here to stay, this spirited manifesto will make you completely rethink your relationship with time.

In Praise of Slowness How a Worldwide Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed

Business & Money

Skills

About the Author: Carl Honore is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. His first book, In Praise of Slow, examined our compulsion to hurry and chronicled a global trend towards putting on the brakes. He is also the author of Under Pressure and The Slow Fix. Translated into more than thirty languages, his books have landed on bestseller lists in many countries. He presented a TV show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia's ABC and currently hosts a podcast called The Slow Revolution. His TED talk has been viewed over 2.7 million times. He lives with his family in south-west London.

Bolder

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Simon Schuster(uk)

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Bolder EXPORT

Simon&Schuster

Manifeste pour une enfance heureuse (French Edition)

Marabout

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