It's a mindset really, it's quality over quantity, So there's turbo mode but there's also tortoise mode. So it's about knowing that sometimes fast is the way to goīut other times you want to slow things down, right?

This is about doing things at the right speed. This Slow revolution, Slow with a capital S I love speed, faster is often better we all know that, I'm not an extremist or a fundamentalist of slowness. I mean, that would be absurd, it'd be preposterous, It doesn't mean doing everything very slowly. Well, I think what it doesn't mean, to start off with it, Carl, talk to me more about Slow Movement. Carl, thank you so much for joining me today, Sometimes quite quickly, making the case for slowing downĪrguing that in a world addicted to speed, I've been the voice of what's called a Slow Movement.

I'm a journalist, author and a speaker, broadcaster. While researching his first book on slowness he was slapped with a speeding ticket. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1.Ĭarl is an advisor to Jack Media, which makes messaging apps, and sits on the Board of Trustees of Hewitt School in New York City.Ĭarl lives in London. Bolder was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and a Reader’s Digest (UK) Book of the Month.Ĭarl featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. Under Pressure was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in Canada. It also featured in a British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola tablet. In Praise of Slow was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for the Huffington Post Book Club. Published in 35 languages, his books have landed on bestseller lists in many countries. It’s also a spirited manifesto against ageism.

The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism.”Ĭarl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to raise and educate children in a fast world and was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement.”Ĭarl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.Ĭarl’s latest book, Bolder: Making The Most Of Our Longer Lives, explores ageing – how we can do it better and feel better about doing it.

His first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. His two main-stage TED Talks have racked up millions of views. 'In a world addicted to speed, slowness is a superpower!'Ĭarl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and the global voice of the Slow Movement. We have a quick chat with Carl Honoré about slowing down!Ĭarl is the voice of the Slow Movement.

In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honoré