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This article retrieved from Michael Arloski,<\/a> PhD\u2019s blog at \u00a0on 9\/22\/15. Click on his name to go to his website.<\/p>\n

\u201cSummertime and the livin\u2019 is easy.\u201d<\/strong> How long has it been since the words of that old song rang true? In response to the accelerated pace of life a conscious movement has emerged to help us slow down and reclaim our quality of life again.<\/p>\n

What started in Italy with \u201cslow food\u201d <\/a>as a reaction to omnipresent \u201cfast food\u201d \u00a0has morphed into a broader \u201cslow living\u201d movement including slow travel, slow schools, slow cities, slow design, slow relationships and more. Its main tenet is that for a more fulfilling and deeply satisfying life we need to allow the appropriate amount of time to experience the activities we engage in.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Deb Lutkevich<\/p><\/div>\n

Savoring may save us. Consciousness may return control to our lives. As author Carl Honore (In Praise of Slowness<\/a>)\u00a0puts it, our cultural obsession with speed erodes our health, productivity and quality of life. \u201cWe are living the fast life, instead of the good life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Operating on \u201cautomatic pilot\u201d may seem like an important strategy to cope with feeling overwhelmed. However it usually results in staying stuck in habits that don\u2019t serve us as well as the conscious choices we might make instead, if only we\u2026slowed down and thought about it. As Mae West tells us \u201cAnything worth doing is worth doing slowly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Downshifting<\/strong>
\nSo, how do we make the shift? How do we de-stress ourselves, further change our perception of time and pump up our quality of life? How do we begin to embrace and benefit from \u201cslow living\u201d?<\/p>\n

Value the intrinsic over the extrinsic. Focus on the internal rewards found in experience, not production; the taste of fresh tomatoes, the smile of a child. The irony here is that we know that intrinsic motivation drives greater and more creative productivity.
\nRe-wire your brain<\/strong>. Changing life-long habits means developing new neural pathways in our brains and staying off the old well-worn habit pathways. Catch yourself in your old speedy habits and jump back on the new path over and over again.<\/p>\n

Plan to be spontaneous<\/strong>. Plan ahead to have free time. Make plans to \u201cbe\u201d not just get things done. Make reservations at campgrounds so you will get out and do it. Arrange with friends to have a slow dinner evening savoring food and fun.<\/p>\n

Lose your mind and come to your senses.<\/strong> Focusing on our sensory experience of taste, sound, touch, and smell can help us slow down. Breathe deep, eyes closed, and take a moment to smell the roses.<\/p>\n

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Enjoying the win with Coach Grammy<\/p><\/div>\n

Create conspiracies<\/strong>. The only way to break out of unhealthy cultural norms is to conspire with friends, family and co-workers to create healthier, slower ones. Together cultivate the Italian phrase \u201cIl dolce far niente\u201d the sweetness of doing nothing!<\/p>\n

Click here to read more about Dr. Arloski\u2019s work.<\/a>
\nClick here for information about Dr. Arloski\u2019s book, Wellness Coaching for Lasting Lifestyle Change\u00a0.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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