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slowness as an ideal - Tommy Dixon

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Someone recently asked me: what’s the one word you’d use to describe your ideal day? I thought about it. Then: hmm, probably slow. Above all, I want to live with slowness. In travel, in reading, in work, in love. No rushing. No haste. Just patient, savory slowness. The people I admire most never seem to rush but are always where they need to be. They never seem to sweat but get a lot done. And they never hyperventilate but take deep, green breaths. They live with a definite slowness. Take their time to make decisions, allowing intuition to bubble up to the surface of awareness, but then act swiftly and with conviction. They have a deep sense of connection with themselves and clear direction because they carve the stillness needed to cultivate it. They work on projects that look tedious and silly to others—like spending half a decade planting a rose garden or building their own home or committing to a decade-long reading program—that don’t require speed because of their mass1. Infinitel

Essays slowness as an ideal what does it mean to live slowly? Tommy Dixon Jan 20, 2024 684 103 199 Share Update: I’ve published a deluxe version of this essay here . The Late Spring by Barry McGalen Someone recently asked me: what’s the one word you’d use to describe your ideal day? I thought about it. Then: hmm, probably slow . Above all, I want to live with slowness. In travel, in reading, in work, in love. No rushing. No haste. Just patient, savory slowness. The people I admire most never seem to rush but are always where they need to be. They never seem to sweat but get a lot done. And the

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