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Faster is not necessarily better
- Started with the "slow food movement" in Italy
- Emphasizes traditional food production techniques that compass a core lifestyle that encourages a slower approach to aspects of everyday life
- Goal is the create room for a more conscious enjoyment of life
- By getting off the manic roller-coaster of instant gratification
- S - sustainable
- L - local
- O - organic
- W - whole
- Practices of slow-living include the following practices
- Eat your meals mindfully, paying attention to the food and not TV or phone
- Take technology breaks, silence all notifications
- Limit time on social media
- Read a book/meditate/listen to podcasts during long breaks
- Saying "no"
- Don't multitask, focus on one thing at a time
- Spend more time outdoor
- How to overcome FOMO or YOLO? Consider the following deathbed wishes:
- To have lived a more authentic life instead of the one others expected
- To have not worked so hard
- To have expressed their feelings more
- To have stayed in touch with friends
- To have let themselves be happier