Lately, I’ve been hearing lots of friends and colleagues talk about slowing down a bit for the summer.
If it’s summer where you are, and you have the means, that’s an awesome choice
For example, if you’re in the Northeast of the United States of America the peaches are awesome right now…and such delicacies deserve to be savored slowly, far away from the glow of a screen.
(If you happen to be reading this essay months after I wrote it, don’t worry — every season is a great time to slow down.)
Slowing down doesn’t just mean taking time away from work, we can slow down during work, too.
But I don’t mean slacking off for a nap, although plenty of research says that’s an awesome idea.
Slowing Down the Conversation
What would it feel like to give an issue a bit more breathing room?
What would it feel like to solve one key challenge instead of tackling several challenges during a meeting?