Carl Honore

Slow and Steady

Why fast growth isn’t the only way to build a thriving business in tech.

The march of Slow TV continues apace. Now it’s the turn of the BBC.

Typing is fast. Handwriting is slow. Which is why we learn better when we take notes with pen and paper.

So pleased Ida won the Oscar for best foreign language film. It’s a small miracle of a movie. And deliciously slow….

Can a tech start-up triumph on a 4-day week? You betcha. Work less, work smarter.

We may be entering a golden age of audio (think Serial, etc). Why spoil it by listening at 1.5x?

What NBA first-round picks, Alexander Graham Bell + Apple tell us about the wisdom of slowness.

China’s drill-and-kill education system makes kids very good at passing exams but very bad at thinking + innovating.

If you never have time to think, you’re probably infected by the virus of hurry.

Wow, a US congressman is actually urging Americans to slow down. Will they pay heed?