Change Tempo

In a talk from Carl Honore, author of the book, In Praise of Slow he refers to the concept of finding the right tempo for each moment.

Despite this book having been written almost 15 years ago we humans retain much praise for fast. Go fast; get there first; win the race.

Yet, there is both a natural tempo, and a choice of tempo, in the way we live and work.

At the midpoint of the week, it’s a nice time to reflect on the tempos we are living and working by.

What is the tempo of your day?

What is the tempo of your week?

What is the tempo of your year to date?

What is the tempo of the project you’re working on?

What is the tempo as you read this post?

And, where that tempo isn’t right for the moment, how might we choose to change?

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