Not so fast there …

We want instant food, instant knowledge, instant networks, instant growth, instant trust, instant innovation, instant transformation, instant sustainability.

What does it take to realize that depth is the casualty of speed?

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5 Responses to “Not so fast there …”

  1. Sujatin
    April 26th, 2005 05:29
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    So many live their whole lives grasping after a future they believe to be perfect. Buddhism teaches us to live here in the present for some of the time, to take the long view and see cause and effect, and to accept that the nature of life is one of imperfection. Bitter-sweet and poignant - and all the better for those qualities.

  2. Tamara
    April 26th, 2005 18:19
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    You might enjoy Carl Honore’s book In Praise of Slowness.

  3. Jack
    April 26th, 2005 19:31
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    I forgot about Honore’s book - I read a review of it last year and looks good. One of his rants is against the one-minute craze. One of his praises - the 4 hour Italian dinner that I so remember growing up. Until till people allow this kind of luxury, they don’t realize how delicious they can be if only given the chance!

  4. Jeff Hess
    April 30th, 2005 09:28
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    Shalom Jack,

    Was the word you wanted there “depth?” It seems out of place to me, since going deep has the connotation of going slowly.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  5. Jack
    April 30th, 2005 10:21
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    Depth does have the connotation of slowness for me too. The instant thing raises the question for me, What that has value for us can only happen more slowly than instantly? Can the development of authentic relationships be instant, for example? Can the artistic or creative process be instant? Can organizational transformation be instant?

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