Slow Down: How a Global Movement Is Challenging the Cult of Speed

New edition of the worldwide bestseller.

Haste is the enemy of perfection. However, it is precisely the cult of speed, embodied in the exploitation and optimization of time, that drives the world. Scheduling and planning, transportation, deadlines, work shifts: in the pursuit of progressive efficiency and increased profits, everything must be done faster. But what is the price paid for this?

In this bestseller, Carl Honoré traces the history of our intense relationship with time and assesses the consequences of living in this increasingly fast-paced culture. With ten chapters covering everything from food to music, from parenting to college education, from medicine to the benefits of working less, from sex to rest, Slow Down offers tips for those who want to live a less rushed and stressed life and, consequently, a more balanced, creative, productive, and healthy life.