Adbusters

A New Way of Being

Slow isn’t necessarily a pace, it’s a philosophy.

Slow isn’t necessarily a pace, it’s a philosophy – a way of approaching life. We can slow down simply by addressing the disconnect that makes life feel anxious, alienating and fast. Try simple things like shopping at a local farmers’ market rather than a big box store. Knowing the provenance and history of your food will change the way you experience eating. Instead of hopping in your car and heading to Starbucks, walk to an indie coffee shop. Chat with the owners, smile at a stranger and sip your latte from a mug rather than dashing off with a cardboard cup. Explore what your neighborhood has to offer and experience the simple, provincial pleasure of purchasing cheese from one store, bread from another. To slow down, we don’t have to stop moving – we just have to move in different, more meaningful ways.

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lol… I’m thinking of

by Boyd on March 11 2009, @08:04 pm lol... I'm thinking of trying out a slow-down month. I'll let you know how it goes. ;)

OMG! This is so funny!

by Anonymous on March 08 2009, @07:00 pm OMG! This is so funny!

> the video is realistic,

by Desc on February 09 2009, @08:23 am > the video is realistic, and the point isn’t taking time off, its about how you are spending your life. typing jibberish into or venting your frustrations out in a comment box is a big waste of life. Taken by itself this comment is kinda funny. Though I admit, in context it is on-point.

the video is realistic, and

by Anonymous on January 21 2009, @09:45 pm the video is realistic, and the point isn't taking time off, its about how you are spending your life. typing jibberish into or venting your frustrations out in a comment box is a big waste of life.

I’m so down with slow

by Anonymous on January 21 2009, @09:41 pm I'm so down with slow down week.

this video really really

by not a stupid kool kat on January 21 2009, @10:08 am this video really really really reallly sucked bad i almost threw my computer at the wall no not really but it sucked that bad that i could have and when you say that you dont have enough time to just relax well thats you're problem alright so get a life or quit youre job cuz noone wants to read about how youre life sucks ok comes on really

“this video really really

by Anonymous on March 29 2009, @07:33 am "this video really really really reallly sucked bad i almost threw my computer at the wall no not really but it sucked that bad that i could have and when you say that you dont have enough time to just relax well thats you’re problem alright so get a life or quit youre job cuz noone wants to read about how youre life sucks ok comes on really" Maybe it hit too close to home? Anyway the way life s designed in the developed world is not natural in the sense that 'it just happened'. People in power designed it that way to benefit themselves, the rest of us are just supposed to accept it. some people might be interested in this: THE IRON FIST BEHIND THE INVISIBLE HAND Corporate Capitalism As a State-Guaranteed System of Privilege by Kevin A. Carson http://www.mutualist.org/id4.html

i think i’ll be quitting

by heidiho on January 16 2009, @07:34 am i think i'll be quitting my shitty job.

Who really has time

by kooky on January 15 2009, @03:25 pm Who really has time for breakfast?

Why slow down for only one

by Max on January 15 2009, @03:47 am Why slow down for only one week? It is time to reduce dramatically our lifestyle. NOW!!! Have a nice slow day mx