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Tolu Kalejaiye
On slowing down
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Thoughts and practices for introducing slowness into everyday life

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What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?
What If We Just Stopped Being So Availa…

there is romance in taking the time.

taking the time to walk
taking the time to read
taking the time to cook an elaborated meal
taking the time to listen to a piece of music
taking the time to colour in a circle

taking the time to notice
taking the time to wonder
taking the time to listen
taking the time to think
taking the time to fall in love

the time machine
the time machine
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If good ideas do not come at once, or for a long time, do not be troubled at all. Wait for them. Put down the little ideas however insignificant they are. But do not feel, any more, guilty about idleness and solitude.

Barbara Ueland
Wasting time is an important part of living.
Wasting time is an important part of li…
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Was thinking today about how listening to a mix (as opposed to a playlist) is an exercise in slowness. If a song comes up on a mix that you aren't really feeling, you can't skip it. You have to sit with it, and let it play out. It's kinda nice in that it forces you to "take in the bad with the good".

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