What NBA first-round picks, Alexander Graham Bell + Apple tell us about the wisdom of slowness.
Tag: creativity
Testocracy
China’s drill-and-kill education system makes kids very good at passing exams but very bad at thinking + innovating.
The Case for slow Programming….
Even the fast-paced world of computer coding could benefit from a little slowness.
Less is more
Private-schools chief warns children are overloaded with structured extracurricular activities. Says let them “just go out and mooch about in the garden.”
Work less, achieve more
Why working long hours is bad for you – and the bottom line.
The Slow Fix
Slow + deliberate thinking generates better solutions.
Solvitur Ambulando
Nothing like a long, meandering walk to get the creative juices flowing.
In Praise of Laziness?
Even THE ECONOMIST is singing the praises of slowing down and doing less as a way to be more effective at work.
Slow and the Slow Fix
In 2013, I spoke at the WorldBlu conference in Denver, Colorado. WorldBlu promotes freedom and democracy in the workplace.
The idea is that people and organisations work better when they leave behind the old command-and-control approach.
This is an interview I gave shortly after delivering my keynote.
Boredom rocks!
Boredom smacks of failure in our culture of distraction + diversion. But it can also spur creative thinking + a fresh exploration of the world + the self. For kids and adults.