Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration-and Why It's Good for the Planet, the Economy, and Our Lives

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Much of the book, as one might expect, spirals around spirituality and religion, two topics which do not particularly appeal to me as an atheist. I did find that Sunim came across as rather preachy at times, which did not endear me to him. However, he suggests meditation as a way to grasp one's own consciousness of the world and their place within it, which, I felt, was quite a nice piece of advice which could be easily worked into even a hectic day. Some of his ideas are nice, and he is clearly passionate about what he is writing about, however, so there is a nice balance to be found within. It does seem at times as though Sunim was merely working through his own insecurities whilst writing, and several of the asides seem downright obvious. It made me wonder what else is actually slowing down long term. Up until this point I had assumed most things were speeding up - but what I found was that very few were (consumption, carbon pollution, flights and university graduates are the most obvious aspects of human life still speeding up). Regardless of whether you have a different worldview than others, it's important that you try to connect with them. In this way, you are able to connect with many types of people you never imagined and create long-lasting bonds. Two spiritual paths in the same Family The art of the ritual becomes a visual and physical cue for our body to slow down, be mindful, breathe a little deeper, and be more present. By understanding a ritual in these terms, we can see the benefit of making rituals a part of our daily routine.” 11. Digital Minimalism– Cal Newport This life-changing book sheds light on how grind culture supports both capitalism and white supremacy. And how this system exploits and oppresses humans while keeping them constantly exhausted, sleep deprived and struggling just to make a living.

Buku ini dibagi menjadi beberapa bagian. Sebenarnya semua saling berhubungan, hanya saja cara pembawaannya yang menggunakan studi kasus atau story telling difokuskan pada kasus tertentu. Misalnya dalam membahas tentang Relationship atau hubungan antar manusia. Selepas studi kasus, Haemin Sunim memberikan semacam short passage yang patut untuk direnungi. Membacanya mungkin tidak sampai satu menit, tetapi kalau dibaca tanpa dipikirkan oleh pembaca, diresapi atau coba untuk diinternalisasi, pesan itu juga tidak akan berimbas banyak.All around us, nature is turning, growing…and working. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them… Discover 50 nature stories, paused just long enough for you to watch them unfold. Then go outside and explore… and see what you find when you take the time to slow down. In Closer to the Ground, Dylan Tomine shares stories from his family’s year on the water, in the woods, and at the table. From foraging for chanterelles to digging clams and fishing for salmon, it’s a celebration of nature around his home turf on Puget Sound, but also an ode to the beauty of just getting outside and living closer to the wild. The book “The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down” explains that to change this situation, one needs to understand a little about the other spiritual path. Look for books and people who follow this same religion. This makes it much easier to live with and accept differences. Books about mindset and worldview When something annoys you or when someone breaks your trust, it's important that you rest for a moment. Hanging out with friends to let off steam is very important at times like this. In addition, praying and taking care of yourself is also fundamental. Part 2 - Full Attention Menjadi tenang di dunia yang sibuk rasanya sudah makin menjadi kebutuhan. Kita seringkali mengejar sesuatu hanya karena sekitar kita memiliki pencapaian tersebut. Tetapi kita lupa bahwa pencapaian bisa berbeda untuk setiap orang. Kita lupa bahwa kebahagiaan menjadi sesuatu yang penting di dalam hidup ini (lagi, definisi bahagia pun sangat luas).

In Slowdown: The End of the Great Acceleration – And Why It’s Good for the Planet, the Economy and Our Lives, Danny Dorling, Professor of Geography at Oxford University, takes aim at the customary view that we are living through an era of unprecedented economic and technological acceleration. Instead, Dorling puts forward a profound and humane argument in favour of the inevitability and desirability of deceleration. There are other areas the author only touches upon but without actually properly engaging with. An example is rising levels of complexity manifested as bureaucracy which makes things more expensive than they have to be. Consider this in relation to the profit motive, and you are moving towards the more engaging type of terrain Graeber explores in The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy. The experience of economic stagnation following the financial crisis suggests that disappointed economic expectations could also further fuel populist nationalism, xenophobic scapegoating and baseless conspiracy theories such as ‘the great replacement’ and QAnon. There is certainly no guarantee, as Dorling seems to think, that the end of growth should propel social democracy rather than populist nationalism into the political mainstream. It’s a compelling story about the taboos associated with rest – and about how relaxation is often synonymous with weakness. Whether you’re looking for inspo at the start of your slow living journey, or want some deeper insights into the lifestyle, these slow living books are life-changing guides to a better life.So, first of all, you need to understand that the main reason someone is tense about it is social and family pressure. That way you may feel that the other person's spiritual path is not that orthodox. Dorling elegantly uses solid statistics in the form of functional graphs called phase portraits. They plot the elapsing of time on the "curve" itself, and not on the x-axis as done in more traditional two-dimensional graphs. Instead, the x-axis is freed up to show pendulum-swings, from negative to positive and vice-versa, of the year-over-year rate of change of a certain phenomenon of study. The absolute change of the same phenomenon is on the y-axis. This way, the evolution of the phenomenon can be simultaneously shown in three dimensions in the graph. It's a pretty clever way of highlighting the rate of change, which is the key concept that carries Dorling's argumentation for a general tendency toward slowdown. The beauty of the book starts with the charming cover, and the printing, dividing the subjects into chapters like Mindfulness, Passion, Relationships and Love, all with very unique paintings that completes the picture and make it into a real masterpiece. A glance into any of these paintings is enough for you to "slow down" and see things differently.

Nearly three million copies of the book have been sold worldwide since its publication in 2012, and it has been translated from its original Korean by Chi-Young Kim in collaboration with the author himself. This year, in fact, marks the publication of its first English translation. It is essentially a guide to mindfulness, of how to make the most of oneself despite outside factors sometimes wishing to throw us off course. The subtitle of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, 'How to Be Calm in a Busy World' will, I am sure, speak to many of us in the modern world. I am personally a very calm person, and rarely get stressed out, but I find books like this lovely to dip in and out of; they are soothing, almost. We all have values and beliefs that have been built over the years, becoming the basis of our thoughts and lifestyle. However, sometimes we get along with people who have different thoughts than ours, which can lead us to conflict over different worldviews. While Dorling’s book can be overly optimistic in some of its predictions, the arguments contained in Slowdown are insightful and often highly persuasive. While the terrifying spread of COVID-19 has focused global attention on the short-term effects on the coming months and years in anticipation of climbing death tolls or salvation via a vaccine, Slowdown will refresh readers with a hopeful long-term vision for humanity. The COVID-19 crisis will call for a grand re-evaluation of how we work, how we enjoy leisure and how we reward workers who provide services we consider ‘essential’. Published in the midst of a global pandemic, Dorling’s book is a well-timed forecast that the storm will eventually subside and humankind will advance towards an era of peace and stability for all. The Laziness Lie is a deep-seated, culturally held belief system that leads many of us to believe the following: Deep down I’m lazy and worthless. I must work incredibly hard, all the time, to overcome my inner laziness. My worth is earned through my productivity. Work is the center of life. Anyone who isn’t accomplished and driven is immoral.” Dr. Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist Recommended for: those who are overwhelmed and want practical strategies to prioritize what’s important. Featured quotes:In Praise of Slowness is a fascinating look at how speed permeates every facet of our lives – from orgasm-oriented sex to the increased tempo of classical music concerts.

And there are rising trends like tantric sex and meditation with its power to increase insight and creativity. There’s also the rise of hobbies like knitting and gardening that were once seen as old-fashioned but now offer an antidote to the cult of efficiency. The main problem is not the knee-jerk reaction against capitalism, but the fact that it is just really bad scholarship. Sesuai dengan judulnya, Haemin Sunim mengajak pembaca untuk memperlambat ritmenya sejenak. Ada apa sih kalau mau mencoba melambat? Apakah akan membuat seseorang menjadi kehilangan dunianya? Maka dari itu, semenjak awal Haemin Sunim mengatakan bahwa yang sibuk itu pikiran kita. Bukan semesta. Tetapi kita selalu memercayai kalau kesibukan dalam pikiran kita adalah cerminan dari semesta. Alhasil, kita merasa hidup ini terlalu melelahkan dan membuat terengah-engah. I personally found especially the chapters on Rest and Mindfulness interesting, but in general Sunim advocates being a gentler, empathic and more perceptive person. There was one passage that I particularly enjoyed, which made me think about how similar every humans experience of being human ultimately is, despite how different all of our lives may seem: When it does occur - such as in the economy of a country - it is assumed to be a deviation from the norm; rather than seeing that the norm has now changed utterly since the 1950s and 1960s where in many places growth was usual." What would you like to see slowing downThere are great insights into how to simplify as a family and discuss uncomfortable topics like spending and savings.