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Author: Adair Lara Publisher: Red Wheel ISBN: 9780943233574 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 184
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It seems the more we get done the more there is to do, and though modern conveniences offer a faster way of doing things, they have also taken away the serenity of daily life. San Francisco Chronicle columinst Lara reveals ways in which people manage to find peace in the midst of their tumultuous lives. Line drawings.
Author: Adair Lara Publisher: Red Wheel ISBN: 9780943233574 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 184
Book Description
It seems the more we get done the more there is to do, and though modern conveniences offer a faster way of doing things, they have also taken away the serenity of daily life. San Francisco Chronicle columinst Lara reveals ways in which people manage to find peace in the midst of their tumultuous lives. Line drawings.
Author: Liz Bywater Publisher: Business Expert Press ISBN: 1947441566 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 109
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Slow Down to Speed Up: Lead, Succeed, and Thrive in a 24/7 World is a powerful new resource for leaders from the C-Suite to the front line. Filled with innovative new approaches, pragmatic tools, and real-life success stories, this book tackles the universal challenge of getting better, faster, more sustainable results in a world of nonstop demands and constant connectivity. This book provides the concepts and tools to help leaders successfully strategize, prioritize, lead with purpose, find balance, and gain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced business environment. Based on Dr. Liz Bywater’s 20 years of professional experience helping individuals, teams, and organizations thrive, the book contains real-world illustrations of the challenges faced by today’s business leaders. Beyond that, it provides actionable guidance to help readers make the best decisions, create a proactive, future-focused work culture, catapult individual and team performance, and lead extraordinarily successful organizations.
Author: Natalie Hyde Publisher: Motion Close-Up ISBN: 9780778705345 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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How do you change the speed of a moving object? This interesting book explains how forces, such as friction, and the mass of an object, can change the speed of an object in motion. Simple activities help children understand such concepts as acceleration and deceleration. Teacher's guide available.
Author: Richard Carlson Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061844500 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 244
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“Age-old wisdom presented in a practical, easy to understand manner that can be utilized by everyone.” —Bernie Siegel, M. D., author of Love, Medicine & Miracles Newly revised and updated to address the increased stress of our modern times, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life by bestselling author Richard Carlson (Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and It’s All Small Stuff and Don’t Get Scrooged)and Joseph Bailey is the classic guide to creating a more peaceful, simpler life from the inside out. With practical and easy exercises to help you slow down your mind and focus on the present moment, Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, in the words of Dan Millman, bestselling author of Way of the Peaceful Warrior, is “a life-enhancing book with insightful principles for peaceful and productive living at work and at home.”
Author: Kate Dopirak Publisher: Beach Lane Books ISBN: 1534424970 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
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A busy boy and his dog learn to slow down and enjoy life together in this lyrical, rhyming picture book perfect for hurried families everywhere. For one busy boy, life is all hurry up, hurry down, hurry round and round and round! That is until he takes a big breath...and a big break...and slows down to see all the wonderful things in the world around him. From celebrated picture book creators Kate Dopirak and Christopher Silas Neal, this playful yet powerful picture book reminds us to be present, to be mindful, and to appreciate each moment.
Author: Carl Honore Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061907316 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 334
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We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the world into high gear, the cult of speed has pushed us to a breaking point. Consider these facts: Americans on average spend seventy-two minutes of every day behind the wheel of a car, a typical business executive now loses sixty-eight hours a year to being put on hold, and American adults currently devote on average a mere half hour per week to making love. Living on the edge of exhaustion, we are constantly reminded by our bodies and minds that the pace of life is spinning out of control. In Praise of Slowness traces the history of our increasingly breathless relationship with time and tackles the consequences of living in this accelerated culture of our own creation. Why are we always in such a rush? What is the cure for time sickness? Is it possible, or even desirable, to slow down? Realizing the price we pay for unrelenting speed, people all over the world are reclaiming their time and slowing down the pace -- and living happier, healthier, and more productive lives as a result. A Slow revolution is taking place. Here you will find no Luddite calls to overthrow technology and seek a preindustrial utopia. This is a modern revolution, championed by cell-phone using, e-mailing lovers of sanity. The Slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word -- balance. People are discovering energy and efficiency where they may have been least expected -- in slowing down. In this engaging and entertaining exploration, award-winning journalist and rehabilitated speedaholic Carl Honoré details our perennial love affair with efficiency and speed in a perfect blend of anecdotal reportage, history, and intellectual inquiry. In Praise of Slowness is the first comprehensive look at the worldwide Slow movements making their way into the mainstream -- in offices, factories, neighborhoods, kitchens, hospitals, concert halls, bedrooms, gyms, and schools. Defining a movement that is here to stay, this spirited manifesto will make you completely rethink your relationship with time.
Author: Christian McEwen Publisher: Bauhan Pub ISBN: 9780872333802 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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More than twelve years ago, over the course of ten years training teachers to write their own poems in order to pass the craft along to students, McEwen realized that nothing comes easily when life is conducted at a high rate of speed. In this updated, second edition, she reflects on the experience of publishing World Enough & Time in 2011. In addition readers and the public comment on the impact World Enough has had on their lives. McEwen draws not only on personal experience, but on readings ranging from literary anecdote and poetry to Buddhism, anthropology, current news, and social history, all supplemented by interviews with contemporary writers and artists. This is a real reader's book, one that stands up as both sustained narrative and occasional inspiration. McEwen espouses the pleasure to be found in slowing down, both for the ease and comfort of the thing itself (taking time to go for a walk, to write down one's dreams, to read, to talk, to pray), and for its impact on creativity. There are chapters on walking, talking, drawing, dreaming, on making space, on pausing/praying, on telling stories. World Enough & Time is aimed at the educated general reader, could be used as a creative primer, and will be of interest to creative writing students and artists in every genre.
Author: Kevin Davis Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn ISBN: 0814416853 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 287
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The biggest mistake salespeople make in their careers is equating a faster pitch with a faster close. Author Kevin Davis shows readers how to slow down and focus on the customer buying process, so they can identify and quantify customers' real needs--and adapt their sales pitches accordingly. Slow Down, Sell Faster! does this by introducing a simple yet powerful method for buyer-focused selling that is practical, repeatable, and easily customizable. This buyer-focused approach extends to proposals and presentations, loyalty and retention, and, of course, cultivating more business. Each step in the book corresponds to a role you should adopt to meet customers' needs at each stage of the buying process. Increasing sales is not just about learning more sales techniques; it's about understanding the buying process--from your customer's point of view. Packed with examples from the author's extensive experience and detailed research on customer buying patterns, Slow Down, Sell Faster! offers an alternative to traditional selling that leads to increased sales--and happier customers.
Author: Stephanie Brown Ph.D Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0425264734 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 337
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MORE, BETTER…SLOWER. Feeling rushed, out of control, and overwhelmed? Feeling like you can’t keep up…and can’t stop? It’s not just you. From the need to be constantly connected and the changing definition of “work hours,” to unrealistic expectations of instant gratification, our bodies and brains are being harmed by habits that, as with any kind of addiction, promise short-term satisfaction while doing long-term damage. As a psychologist and addiction expert who practices in Silicon Valley, Stephanie Brown sees firsthand the impact of ever-faster technology and the culture it has spawned. She knows it’s affecting us mentally, physically, and spiritually. In this groundbreaking book, she explores how our beliefs and behaviors are being shaped by the seemingly limitless new world we’ve entered in recent years—and why faster doesn’t always equal better. Dr. Brown offers a step-by-step plan for breaking out of the speed trap. With practical guidelines, she shows us how to ease up on the gas pedal and reconnect with ourselves, learning to accept—and value—our limitations as human beings, reduce our stress levels, and free ourselves from our counterproductive obsession with speed.
Author: Edward Yu Publisher: North Atlantic Books ISBN: 1623174910 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 360
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A trainer and former triathlete shows you how to achieve the results you want with a new multidisciplinary approach Why does trying harder sometimes become an exercise in futility? Why does following "expert advice" often lead to little or no improvement? What if there were an efficient way of learning that could be applied to every area of human experience? Drawing from the principles of Bagua, Taichi, and Feldenkrais, Edward Yu presents an innovative approach to running: power, speed, and agility are more related to your ability to sense your own body than to willpower or raw talent. Centering the art of running as an explorative, creative, and somatic-based practice, Yu shows us how to run faster by learning to become more sensible--that is, more sense-able--through the playful and systematic exploration of movement.
Author: Adair Lara
Author: Adair Lara
Author: Liz Bywater
Author: Natalie Hyde
Author: Richard Carlson
Author: Kate Dopirak
Author: Carl Honore
Author: Christian McEwen
Author: Kevin Davis
Author: Stephanie Brown Ph.D
Author: Edward Yu