activity - Carl Honore, In praise of slowness

 The TED Talk I chose to watch was “In praise of slowness”. In this TED Talk, Carl Honore relates to idea of speed to the audience. He describes how much of society has a constant need to do nearly every activity more quickly. Carl explains how in other societies time is often seen as period to allow growth and development. In western society, time is seen as a linear resource that we must use (fill up) as quickly as possible. He describes that often we race through our lives rather then actually live them. Carl explains the numerous "slow movement" groups around the world, and briefly touches on what the reasoning behind these movements is. Carl furthermore outlines the difficulties that we face and must overcome to slow down.

This topic was extremely easy for me to relate to because most of my days are extremely busy, so I am often trying to do certain activities as quickly as I can. As a university student; I am often left in a time crunch, trying to get as much studying accomplished in as little time possible. I often wish that I had more time to think clearly as to if I have studied all aspects of a certain unit or topic. I believe that Carl’s ideas of slowness that involve better relationships, fuller understandings and living a more meaningful life are extremely powerful. I too believe that often slow is better then fast and wish that sometimes I could take some activities out of my life to better enjoy and cherish the important events. Hearing information like Carl's often makes me think that I am racing through my life and not living my life. I hope that future generations see the benefits that come along with “slowness”, in order to give society in the future a better grasp of living life to the fullest rather then racing through it. Below I have attached a picture that has the words "be here now" in it. By remembering these words, we are giving ourselves a simple way we can remember to slow down, and live through the important moments of our lives, rather then racing past them without taking anything out of them.