Life in the slow lane
There’s a new movement afoot, and it’s a slow one because some say that Americans’ need for speed is destroying health and families.
The whole idea behind the slow movement is to take your time:
Slow movement members don’t fit one profile. They’re journalists, lawyers, chefs, farmers. Yet they cite the same factors for our inability to slow down: longer work hours, longer commutes and technological advances like BlackBerrys that keep many employees chained to work.
They suggest people combat “time famine” by practicing random acts of slowness: turning off the BlackBerry, cooking unhurried meals with friends, cultivating a garden and taking long walks.
Proponents contend that not only will slowing down help promote work/life balance, health and even democracy as more people have time to focus on the issues.
I wish I could!
Much like your somewhat snarky (but also somewhat true) comment about how National Leave The Office Early Day preceeds National The Boss wants to see you in his office Day (http://www.careerandkids.com/national-leave-the-office-earlier-day/), while this sounds great in theory… I suspect, in many instances “The corporation” would not take kindly to you turning off your corporate issued Blackberry. That is why they have invested the money in that piece of hardware… to make the “cost center” of an employee more valuable.