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As I write while vacationing, I am mesmerized by a playful seagull gliding back and forth above a sandy white beach off the Atlantic Coast. The beauty of the palm trees swaying to the ocean breeze as the sun goes down intoxicates my soul. Everything before me seems to be in slow motion--the evening beach walkers take a more leisurely pace than earlier in the day and the children collect fewer shells in their pails as they focus more intently on finding that one precious treasure.
This pace supports Carl Honore's book In Praise of Slowness, which takes the reader on a journey to live more patiently. Performing tasks at a slower pace allows us to think deeper and ...