Carl Honoré
Canadian-born journalist and author based in London, a leading voice of the Slow movement; author of In Praise of Slow (2004) and Bolder (2018), on ageing well.
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Their wordsIn the modern world, the art of eating has been sacrificed on the altar of speed and efficiency.
↗In Praise of Slow Foodcarlhonore.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordseating well need not be a luxury for the rich
↗In Praise of Slow Foodcarlhonore.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsThe truth is we need to walk more–for our health and for the sake of the planet. But we also need to walk better.
- 15 months earlier
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Their wordsI’m all for openness, but our tech-driven, let-it-all-hang-out culture has gone too far.
- 3 months earlier
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Their wordsBottom line: the slowness forced upon us by the pandemic can be a great gift – if we embrace it.
↗Could Covid be the moment we finally slow down (in a good way)?carlhonore.com
- 6 months earlier
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Their wordsThe old model of swapping work for pensioned leisure in our sixties no longer makes sense. We’re living too long for that.
↗Time to Retire Retirement?carlhonore.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsBut the time has come to make it easier for everyone to carry on doing meaningful work for longer. And a good place to start is by ending the practice of forcing us to retire before we’re good and ready
↗Time to Retire Retirement?carlhonore.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsIn other words, loneliness is not a natural part of aging. More often it’s a function of modern life
- 5 weeks earlier
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Their wordsBy heaping so much attention on the media-friendly outliers we run the risk of creating a new, unattainable gold standard for aging.