Carl Honore: In praise of slowness

216,168 views ใƒป 2007-03-23

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Racheli Vardi ืžื‘ืงืจ: Eyal Ronel
00:26
What I'd like to start off with is an observation,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื”ื‘ื—ื ื” ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช.
00:28
which is that if I've learned anything over the last year,
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ืื ื™ืฉ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”,
00:30
it's that the supreme irony
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื”
00:32
of publishing a book about slowness
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ื‘ืคืจืกื•ื ืกืคืจ ืขืœ ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช
00:34
is that you have to go around promoting it really fast.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืืชื” ื ื“ืจืฉ ืœืงื“ื ืื•ืชื• ืžืื“ ืžื”ืจ.
00:37
I seem to spend most of my time these days
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ื ืจืื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื‘ืœื” ืืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ื–ืžื ื™ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื•
00:39
zipping from city to city, studio to studio,
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ื‘ืจื™ืฆื•ืช ืžืขื™ืจ ืœืขื™ืจ, ืžืื•ืœืคืŸ ืœืื•ืœืคืŸ
00:42
interview to interview,
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ืžืจืื™ื•ืŸ ืœืจืื™ื•ืŸ,
00:44
serving up the book in really tiny bite-size chunks.
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ืžื’ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืžื ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช.
00:46
Because everyone these days
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ื›ื™ ื›ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื•
00:48
wants to know how to slow down,
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ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืื™ืš ืœื”ืื˜,
00:50
but they want to know how to slow down really quickly. So ...
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืื™ืš ืœื”ืื˜ ืžืžืฉ ืžื”ืจ. ืื– --
00:53
so I did a spot on CNN the other day
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ื”ื•ืคืขืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืกื™-ืืŸ-ืืŸ
00:55
where I actually spent more time in makeup than I did talking on air.
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืœืžืขืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ืื™ืคื•ืจ ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ืฉื™ื“ื•ืจ.
00:59
And I think that -- that's not really surprising though, is it?
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” -- ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืคืชื™ืข, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
01:01
Because that's kind of the world that we live in now,
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื• ื›ื™ื•ื,
01:03
a world stuck in fast-forward.
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ืขื•ืœื ืฉืชืงื•ืข ืขืœ "ื”ืจืฆื” ืงื“ื™ืžื”".
01:06
A world obsessed with speed,
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ืขื•ืœื ืขื ื›ืคื™ื™ืชื™ื•ืช ืœืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช,
01:08
with doing everything faster, with cramming more and more
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ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ ืžื”ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืœื“ื—ื•ืก ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“
01:11
into less and less time.
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ื‘ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ.
01:13
Every moment of the day feels like
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ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื•ื ื›ืžื•
01:15
a race against the clock.
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ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ื ื’ื“ ื”ืฉืขื•ืŸ.
01:17
To borrow a phrase from Carrie Fisher, which is
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ืื ืœืฉืื•ืœ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืžืงืืจื™ ืคื™ืฉืจ --
01:19
in my bio there; I'll just toss it out again --
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ืฉืžื•ืคื™ืข ื’ื ื‘ื‘ื™ื•ื’ืจืคื™ื” ืฉืœื™ ืฉื, ืื‘ืœ ืื–ื›ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื• ืฉื•ื‘ --
01:21
"These days even instant gratification takes too long." (Laughter)
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"ื›ื™ื•ื, ืืคื™ืœื• ืกื™ืคื•ืง ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ ืื•ืจืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื–ืžืŸ" [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
01:24
And
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ื•ื’ื
01:26
if you think about how we to try to make things better, what do we do?
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ืื ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืื™ืš ืื ื• ืžืฉืคืจื™ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ื”ืจื™ ืžื” ืื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื?
01:28
No, we speed them up, don't we? So we used to dial; now we speed dial.
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ืžืื™ืฆื™ื ืื•ืชื, ื ื›ื•ืŸ? ืคืขื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื—ื™ื™ื’ื™ื; ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื—ื™ื•ื’ ืžื”ื™ืจ.
01:31
We used to read; now we speed read. We used to walk; now we speed walk.
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ืคืขื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื; ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจืคืจืคื™ื. ืคืขื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื; ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ืฉ ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืžื”ื™ืจื”.
01:34
And of course, we used to date and now we speed date.
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ืคืขื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ืœื“ื™ื™ื˜; ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืกืคื™ื“-ื“ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ื’.
01:37
And even things that are by their very nature slow --
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืžื˜ื‘ืขื ืื™ื˜ื™ื™ื --
01:40
we try and speed them up too.
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ื’ื ืื•ืชื ืื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืื™ืฅ.
01:43
So I was in New York recently, and I walked past a gym
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื•ื—ืœืคืชื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื—ื“ืจ-ื›ื•ืฉืจ
01:45
that had an advertisement in the window for a new course, a new evening course.
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ืฉืคื™ืจืกื ื‘ืžื•ื“ืขื” ื‘ื—ืœื•ืŸ ื”ืจืื•ื•ื” ืงื•ืจืก-ืขืจื‘ ื—ื“ืฉ.
01:48
And it was for, you guessed it, speed yoga.
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ื•ื”ืงื•ืจืก ื”ื™ื”, ื ื™ื—ืฉืชื ื ื›ื•ืŸ, "ืกืคื™ื“-ื™ื•ื’ื”".
01:51
So this -- the perfect solution for time-starved professionals
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ืื– -- ื”ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ืžื•ืฉืœื ืœืžืงืฆื•ืขื ื™ื ืžื—ื•ืกืจื™-ื–ืžืŸ
01:54
who want to, you know, salute the sun,
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ืฉืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช "ื‘ืจื›ืช ื”ืฉืžืฉ",
01:56
but only want to give over about 20 minutes to it.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ืจืง ืขืฉืจื™ื ื“ืงื•ืช.
01:59
I mean, these are sort of the extreme examples,
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ืืœื” ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ื”ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช,
02:01
and they're amusing and good to laugh at.
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืžืฉืขืฉืขื•ืช ื•ื ื—ืžื“ ืœืฆื—ื•ืง ืžื”ืŸ.
02:03
But there's a very serious point,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ื’ื ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช,
02:05
and I think that in the headlong dash of daily life,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ื—ืคื–ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ื-ื™ื•ื,
02:08
we often lose sight of the damage
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ืื ื• ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื—ืžื™ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื ื–ืงื™ื
02:11
that this roadrunner form of living does to us.
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ืฉื—ื™ื™ ื”ื—ืคื–ื•ืŸ ืžืขื•ืœืœื™ื ืœื ื•.
02:14
We're so marinated in the culture of speed
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ืื ื• ื›ื” ืฉืงื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช
02:17
that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes
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ืฉืื ื• ื›ืžืขื˜ ื•ืœื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืœื”
02:19
on every aspect of our lives --
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•:
02:21
on our health, our diet, our work,
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ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช, ื”ืชื–ื•ื ื”, ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื•,
02:23
our relationships, the environment and our community.
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ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื, ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื•ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื ื•.
02:26
And sometimes it takes
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื ื“ืจืฉืช
02:28
a wake-up call, doesn't it,
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ืื™ื–ื• ืงืจื™ืืช-ื”ืฉื›ืžื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:30
to alert us to the fact that we're hurrying through our lives,
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ืฉืชืคื ื” ืืช ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ื ื• ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื• ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืจื™ืฆื”,
02:33
instead of actually living them; that we're
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืชื;
02:35
living the fast life, instead of the good life.
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ืฉืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื, ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
02:37
And I think for many people, that wake-up call
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื, ืงืจื™ืืช ื”ื”ืฉื›ืžื” ื”ื–ื•
02:39
takes the form of an illness.
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ืžื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจืช ืžื—ืœื”.
02:41
You know, a burnout, or eventually the body says,
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ื›ื”ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื•ืช, ืื• ืฉื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื•ืžืจ
02:44
"I can't take it anymore," and throws in the towel.
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"ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ" ื•ืžืจื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื.
02:46
Or maybe a relationship goes up in smoke
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ืื• ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืžืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ืช
02:48
because we haven't had the time, or the patience,
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื”ืกื‘ืœื ื•ืช
02:50
or the tranquility,
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ืื• ื”ืฉืœื•ื•ื”
02:52
to be with the other person, to listen to them.
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืื—ืจ, ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืœื•.
02:54
And my wake-up call came when I started
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ืงืจื™ืืช ื”ื”ืฉื›ืžื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™
02:56
reading bedtime stories to my son,
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ืœื”ืงืจื™ื ืœื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื™ื ื”,
02:59
and I found that at the end of day,
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ื•ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื,
03:01
I would go into his room and I just couldn't slow down -- you know,
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ืื ื™ ื ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื“ืจ ื”ืฉื™ื ื” ืฉืœื• ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ืžืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ืื˜,
03:04
I'd be speed reading "The Cat In The Hat."
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ืžืžื”ืจ ืœื”ืงืจื™ื ืืช "ื—ืชื•ืœ-ืชืขืœื•ืœ".
03:06
I'd be -- you know, I'd be skipping lines here,
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ืžื“ืœื’ ืขืœ ืฉื•ืจื” ืคื”,
03:08
paragraphs there, sometimes a whole page,
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ืขืœ ืคืกืงื” ืฉื, ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืขืœ ืขืžื•ื“ ืฉืœื
03:10
and of course, my little boy knew the book inside out, so we would quarrel.
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื‘ื ื™ ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ื™ื“ืข ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืขืœ-ืคื”, ืื– ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืจื‘ื™ื.
03:13
And what should have been the most relaxing, the most intimate,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืจื’ืข ื”ื›ื™ ืจื’ื•ืข, ื”ื›ื™ ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™,
03:16
the most tender moment of the day,
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ื”ื›ื™ ื ืขื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ื,
03:18
when a dad sits down to read to his son,
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ื›ืฉืื‘ ืžืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืงืจื™ื ืœื‘ื ื•,
03:21
became instead this kind of gladiatorial battle of wills,
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ื”ืคืš ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช ืœืงืจื‘ ื’ืœื“ื™ืื˜ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืจืฆื•ื ื•ืช,
03:24
a clash between my speed
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ืœื”ืชื ื’ืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื™
03:26
and his slowness.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
03:29
And this went on for some time,
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืžืฉืš ื›ืš ื–ืžืŸ-ืžื”,
03:31
until I caught myself scanning a newspaper article
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ืขื“ ืฉืชืคืกืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืžืขื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืชื‘ื” ื‘ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ
03:33
with timesaving tips for fast people.
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ื•ื‘ื” ืขืฆื•ืช ืœื—ืกื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื.
03:35
And one of them made reference to a series of books called
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ืื—ืช ื”ืขืฆื•ืช ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื” ืœืกื“ืจืช ืกืคืจื™ื ื‘ืฉื
03:37
"The One-Minute Bedtime Story."
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"ืกื™ืคื•ืจ-ืœืคื ื™-ื”ืฉื™ื ื” ื‘ื“ืงื”".
03:39
And I wince saying those words now,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ืžืชื—ืœื—ืœ ื‘ืื•ืžืจื™ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
03:42
but my first reaction at the time was very different.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืื– ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ืชื›ืœื™ืช.
03:44
My first reflex was to say,
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ื”ืจืคืœืงืก ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“,
03:46
"Hallelujah -- what a great idea!
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"ื”ืœืœื•ื™ื”! ืื™ื–ื” ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื ื”ื“ืจ!
03:48
This is exactly what I'm looking for to speed up bedtime even more."
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ื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื–ืจื– ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช ื”ื”ืฉื›ื‘ื”."
03:51
But thankfully,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ,
03:53
a light bulb went on over my head, and my next reaction was very different,
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ื ื•ืจื” ื ื“ืœืงื” ืžืขืœ ืœืจืืฉื™, ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ืชื™ ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืื“ ืฉื•ื ื”.
03:56
and I took a step back, and I thought,
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ืขืฆืจืชื™ ืจื’ืข, ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™,
03:58
"Whoa -- you know, has it really come to this?
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"ืจืง ืจื’ืข! ื”ืื ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื™ื“ื™ ื›ืš?
04:00
Am I really in such a hurry that I'm prepared
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ื”ืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืžืžื”ืจ ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืฉืื ื™ ืžื•ื›ืŸ
04:02
to fob off my son with a sound byte at the end of the day?"
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ืœืจืžื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื?"
04:06
And I put away the newspaper --
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ื•ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืขื™ืชื•ืŸ ืžื™ื“ื™ --
04:08
and I was getting on a plane -- and I sat there,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืขืœื™ืชื™ ืœืžื˜ื•ืก -- ื•ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื,
04:10
and I did something I hadn't done for a long time -- which is I did nothing.
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ื•ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ -- ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื›ืœื•ื.
04:12
I just thought, and I thought long and hard.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™, ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื•ืœืขื•ืžืง.
04:15
And by the time I got off that plane, I'd decided I wanted to do something about it.
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ื•ื›ืฉื™ืจื“ืชื™ ืžื”ืžื˜ื•ืก, ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื–ื”.
04:18
I wanted to investigate this whole roadrunner culture,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืืช ื›ืœ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”"ืจื•ื“-ืจืื ืจ",
04:21
and what it was doing to me and to everyone else.
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ื•ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืœื™ ื•ืœื›ื•ืœื.
04:24
And I had two questions in my head.
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ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืฉืชื™ ืฉืืœื•ืช ื‘ืจืืฉ.
04:26
The first was, how did we get so fast?
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ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื”: ืื™ืš ื”ืคื›ื ื• ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš?
04:29
And the second is, is it possible,
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ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ื”ื™ืชื”: ื”ืื ืืคืฉืจื™ ืœื”ืื˜,
04:31
or even desirable, to slow down?
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ื•ื”ืื ืื ื• ื›ืœืœ ืจื•ืฆื™ื ื–ืืช?
04:34
Now, if you think about
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ืื ืชื—ืฉื‘ื•
04:36
how our world got so accelerated, the usual suspects rear their heads.
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ืขืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื”ืื™ืฅ ื›ืœ-ื›ืš, ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื—ืฉื•ื“ื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื.
04:39
You think of, you know, urbanization,
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ืžื™ื“ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืขื™ื•ืจ,
04:41
consumerism, the workplace, technology.
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ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืฆืจื™ื›ื”, ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”.
04:44
But I think if you cut through
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืชื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืขื•ืžืง ื”ืงื•ืจื”
04:46
those forces, you get to what might be the deeper
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ืฉืœ ื”ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”, ืชื’ื™ืขื• ืœืžื” ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžื ื™ืข
04:49
driver, the nub of the question,
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ื”ืขืžื•ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื’ืจืขื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืืœื”,
04:52
which is how we think about time itself.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื ื• ืชื•ืคืกื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืขืฆืžื•.
04:54
In other cultures, time is cyclical.
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ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช, ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื•ื ืžืขื’ืœื™.
04:57
It's seen as moving in great,
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ื”ื•ื ื ืชืคืก ื›ื ืข ื‘ืžืขื’ืœื™ื
05:00
unhurried circles.
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ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื—ื™ื.
05:02
It's always renewing and refreshing itself.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืชื—ื“ืฉ ื•ืžืชืจืขื ืŸ ืชืžื™ื“.
05:04
Whereas in the West, time is linear.
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ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, ื‘ืžืขืจื‘, ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื•ื ืงื•ื•ื™.
05:06
It's a finite resource;
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืื‘ ื ื“ืœื”,
05:08
it's always draining away.
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ื”ื•ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืชื‘ื–ื‘ื–.
05:10
You either use it, or lose it.
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ืื ืœื ืžื ืฆืœื™ื ืื•ืชื•, ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืื•ืชื•.
05:12
"Time is money," as Benjamin Franklin said.
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"ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื•ื ื›ืกืฃ", ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืžืจ ื‘ื ื’'ืžื™ืŸ ืคืจื ืงืœื™ืŸ.
05:15
And I think what that does to us psychologically
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื ื•, ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช,
05:17
is it creates an equation.
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ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉื•ื•ืื”.
05:19
Time is scarce, so what do we do?
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื ื“ื™ืจ, ืื– ืžื” ื ืขืฉื”?
05:21
Well -- well, we speed up, don't we?
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ื ืžื”ืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
05:23
We try and do more and more with less and less time.
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ืื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ื–ืžืŸ.
05:25
We turn every moment of every day
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ืื ื• ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื
05:27
into a race to the finish line --
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ืœืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ืืœ ืงื• ื”ืกื™ื•ื,
05:29
a finish line, incidentally, that we never reach,
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ืงื•-ืกื™ื•ื, ืื’ื‘, ืฉืื ื• ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:32
but a finish line nonetheless.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช ืงื•-ืกื™ื•ื.
05:34
And I guess that the question is,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืฉืขืจ ืฉื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื™ื,
05:36
is it possible to break free from that mindset?
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ื”ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืชื—ืจืจ ืžื”ืชืคื™ืกื” ื”ื–ื•?
05:38
And thankfully, the answer is yes, because
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ื•ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ, ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื›ืŸ
05:40
what I discovered, when I began looking around, that there is
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ื›ื™ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™, ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืกืชื›ืœ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™, ื”ื•ื ืฉืงื™ื™ืžืช
05:42
a global backlash against this culture that
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ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช ืœืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•,
05:45
tells us that faster is always better, and that busier is best.
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ืฉืžื”ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื•ืฉื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืกื•ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:48
Right across the world, people are doing the unthinkable:
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืœืชื™-ื ืชืคืก:
05:51
they're slowing down, and finding that,
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ื”ื ืžืื™ื˜ื™ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืš ื”ื ืžื’ืœื™ื
05:53
although conventional wisdom tells you that if you slow down, you're road kill,
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ื—ืจืฃ ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช, ืฉืžื™ ืฉืžืื˜ ืžืช,
05:56
the opposite turns out to be true:
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ืžืชื‘ืจืจ ืฉื“ื•ื•ืงื ื”ื”ืคืš ื ื›ื•ืŸ:
05:58
that by slowing down at the right moments,
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ืข"ื™ ื”ืื˜ื” ื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื™ื,
06:00
people find that they do everything better.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ื”ื›ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:02
They eat better; they make love better; they exercise better;
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ื”ื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื ืžืชืขืžืœื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ,
06:05
they work better; they live better.
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ื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:08
And, in this kind of cauldron
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ื•ื‘ืงืœื—ืช ืžืกื•ื’ ื–ื”
06:11
of moments and places and acts of deceleration,
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ืฉืœ ืจื’ืขื™ื, ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื•ื”ืฆื”ืจื•ืช,
06:14
lie what a lot of people now refer to as
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ื˜ืžื•ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ื™ื•ื ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืœื™ื•
06:17
the "International Slow Movement."
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ื›ืืœ "ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช".
06:19
Now if you'll permit me a small act of hypocrisy,
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ืื ืชืจืฉื• ืœื™ ืžื—ื•ื•ื” ืงืœื” ืฉืœ ืฆื‘ื™ืขื•ืช,
06:24
I'll just give you a very quick overview of
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ืืขื ื™ืง ืœื›ื ืกืงื™ืจื” ืžื”ื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžื”
06:27
what's going on inside the Slow Movement. If you think of food,
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ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื›ื™ื•ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช. ืื ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืขืœ ืื•ื›ืœ,
06:30
many of you will have heard of the Slow Food movement.
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ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื›ื ืฉืžืขื• ื•ื“ืื™ ืขืœ "ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™"
06:32
Started in Italy, but has spread across the world,
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ืฉื”ื—ืœื” ื‘ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”, ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชืคืฉื˜ื” ืžืื– ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
06:34
and now has 100,000 members
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ื•ืžื•ื ื” ื›ื™ื•ื ืžืื” ืืœืฃ ื—ื‘ืจื™ื
06:36
in 50 countries.
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ื‘ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช.
06:38
And it's driven by a very simple and sensible message,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืžื•ื ืขืช ืข"ื™ ืžืกืจ ืžืื“ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื•ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™,
06:41
which is that we get more pleasure and more health
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื• ืžืคื™ืงื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื ืื” ื•ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช
06:44
from our food when we
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ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืฉืœื ื• ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื•
06:46
cultivate, cook and consume it at a reasonable pace.
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ืžื›ื™ื ื™ื, ืžื‘ืฉืœื™ื ื•ืฆื•ืจื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืงืฆื‘ ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™.
06:50
I think also the explosion of
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ืื ื™ ื’ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืคืจื™ืฆื”
06:52
the organic farming movement, and the renaissance of farmers' markets,
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ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ื—ืงืœืื•ืช ื”ืื•ืจื’ื ื™ืช ื•ืชื—ื™ื™ืช ืฉื•ื•ืงื™ ื”ืื™ื›ืจื™ื
06:55
are other illustrations
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ื”ื ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื
06:58
of the fact that people are desperate to get away from
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ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืฉื•ื•ืขื™ื ืœื”ืชืจื—ืง ืžื”ืฆื•ืจืš
07:01
eating and cooking and cultivating their food
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ืœืื›ื•ืœ, ืœื‘ืฉืœ ื•ืœื’ื“ืœ ืืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืฉืœื”ื
07:03
on an industrial timetable.
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ืœืคื™ ืœื•"ื– ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืชื™.
07:05
They want to get back to slower rhythms.
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ื”ื ืžืขื•ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืงืฆื‘ ืื™ื˜ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
07:08
And out of the Slow Food movement has grown something
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ื•ืžืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ ืฆืžื— ืžืฉื”ื•
07:11
called the Slow Cities movement, which has started in Italy,
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ืฉื ืงืจื "ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืขืจื™ื ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช", ืฉื”ื—ืœื” ื‘ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”
07:14
but has spread right across Europe and beyond.
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ืืš ื”ืชืคืฉื˜ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื”.
07:16
And in this, towns
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ื•ื‘ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ื–ื•, ื”ืขืจื™ื
07:18
begin to rethink how they organize the urban landscape,
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ื”ื—ืœื• ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืื™ืš ืœืืจื’ืŸ ืืช ื”ื ื•ืฃ ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™
07:21
so that people are encouraged to slow down
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ืขื•ื“ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืื˜
07:24
and smell the roses and connect with one another.
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ื•ืœื”ืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ื•ื•ืจื“ื™ื ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืื™ืฉ ืขื ื–ื•ืœืชื•.
07:26
So they might curb traffic,
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื ื™ืื˜ื• ืืช ื”ืชื ื•ืขื”,
07:28
or put in a park bench, or some green space.
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ืื• ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื• ืกืคืกืœ ื‘ืคืืจืง, ืื• ื™ื’ื“ื™ืจื• ืื™ื–ืฉื”ื• ืื–ื•ืจ ื™ืจื•ืง.
07:31
And in some ways, these changes add up to more than the sum of their parts,
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ื•ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื•ืช, ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืžืกืชื›ืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกื›ื•ื ื—ืœืงื™ื”ื
07:34
because I think when a Slow City becomes officially a Slow City,
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ื›ื™ ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื›ืฉืขื™ืจ ืื™ื˜ื™ืช ื”ื•ืคื›ืช ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจืฉืžื™ ืœืขื™ืจ ืื™ื˜ื™ืช,
07:37
it's kind of like a philosophical declaration.
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ื–ื• ืžืขื™ืŸ ื”ืฆื”ืจื” ืคื™ืœื•ืกื•ืคื™ืช.
07:39
It's saying to the rest of world, and to the people in that town,
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ื–ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื™ืชืจ ื”ืขื•ืœื, ื•ืœืื ืฉื™ ืื•ืชื” ืขื™ืจ,
07:42
that we believe that in the 21st century,
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ืฉืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉื‘ืžืื” ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืื—ืช
07:44
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ืœืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืชืคืงื™ื“.
07:48
In medicine, I think a lot of people are deeply disillusioned
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ื‘ืจืคื•ืื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชืคื›ื—ื• ืžืื“
07:50
with the kind of quick-fix mentality
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ืžืžื ื˜ืœื™ื•ืช ื”ืชื™ืงื•ืŸ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ
07:52
you find in conventional medicine.
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ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ืจืคื•ืื” ื”ืงื•ื ื‘ืฆื™ื•ื ืœื™ืช.
07:54
And millions of them around the world are turning
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ื•ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืคื•ื ื™ื
07:56
to complementary and alternative forms of medicine,
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ืœืฉื™ื˜ื•ืช ืจืคื•ืื” ืžืฉืœื™ืžื” ื•ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช,
07:59
which tend to tap into sort of
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ืฉื ื•ื˜ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ
08:01
slower, gentler, more holistic forms of healing.
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ืœื’ื™ืฉืช ืจื™ืคื•ื™ ืื™ื˜ื™ืช, ืขื“ื™ื ื”, ื”ื•ืœื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:04
Now, obviously the jury is out on many of these complementary therapies,
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงื‘ื™ืขื” ื ื—ืจืฆืช ื‘ืืฉืจ ืœื™ืขื™ืœื•ืชื ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ื”ืžืฉืœื™ืžื™ื,
08:07
and I personally doubt that the coffee enema
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™ ืžืคืงืคืง ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื—ื•ืงืŸ-ืงืคื”
08:10
will ever, you know, gain mainstream approval.
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ื™ื–ื›ื” ืื™-ืคืขื ืœืชืžื™ื›ื” ืจื—ื‘ื”,.
08:13
But other treatments
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ืื‘ืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
08:15
such as acupuncture and massage, and even just relaxation,
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ื›ืžื• ื“ื™ืงื•ืจ ื•ืขื™ืกื•ื™ื™ื, ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ืกืชื ื”ืชืจื’ืขื•ืช,
08:18
clearly have some kind of benefit.
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ืžื ื™ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืจื•ืจ ืชื•ืขืœืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช.
08:20
And blue-chip medical colleges everywhere
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื, ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืกืคืจ ืœืจืคื•ืื” ื”ื ื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
08:22
are starting to study these things to find out how they work,
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืืœื•, ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื
08:25
and what we might learn from them.
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ื•ืžื” ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื”ื.
08:27
Sex. There's an awful lot of fast sex around, isn't there?
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ืกืงืก. ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืกืงืก ืžื”ื™ืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
08:29
I was coming to --
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ืคืขื ืกื™ื™ืžืชื™...
08:32
well -- no pun intended there.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืœื ื‘ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื–ืืช...
08:35
I was making my way, let's say, slowly to Oxford,
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืืžืจ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื ืกื™ืขืชื™ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ืื•ืงืกืคื•ืจื“,
08:38
and I went through a news agent, and I saw a magazine,
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ืขื™ืชื•ื ื™ื ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ื›ืชื‘-ืขืช
08:40
a men's magazine, and it said on the front,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื‘-ืขืช ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ื•ื‘ืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื ืืžืจ:
08:42
"How to bring your partner to orgasm in 30 seconds."
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"ืื™ืš ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืื•ืชื” ืœืื•ืจื’ื–ืžื” ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื™ื•ืช".
08:45
So, you know, even sex
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ืื– ืืคื™ืœื• ืกืงืก
08:47
is on a stopwatch these days.
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ื ืžื“ื“ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ืืœื• ื‘ืฉืขื•ืŸ-ืขืฆืจ.
08:49
Now, you know,
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ื•ืื ื™, ื”ืจื™,
08:51
I like a quickie as much as the next person,
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ื™ื•ื“ืข ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžื—ืคื•ื– ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ,
08:53
but I think that there's an awful lot to be gained
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืคื™ืง ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื“
08:56
from slow sex -- from slowing down in the bedroom.
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ืžืกืงืก ืื™ื˜ื™ -- ืžื”ืื˜ื” ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืžื™ื˜ื•ืช.
08:58
You know, you tap into that -- those deeper,
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ืžืชื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจื™ ืœื–ืจืžื™ื ืขืžื•ืงื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
09:01
sort of, psychological, emotional, spiritual currents,
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ืœื–ืจืžื™ื ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื, ืจื’ืฉื™ื™ื, ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื™ื,
09:04
and you get a better orgasm with the buildup.
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ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืžืฆื˜ื‘ืจ ื•ื‘ื•ื ื” ืื•ืจื’ื–ืžื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
09:07
You can get more bang for your buck, let's say.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื’ื™ื“ ืฉื”ืžืืžืฅ ืžืฉืชืœื.
09:09
I mean, the Pointer Sisters said it most eloquently, didn't they,
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"ื”ืื—ื™ื•ืช ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ืจ" ืืžืจื• ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ืจื”ื•ื˜ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
09:12
when they sang the praises of "a lover with a slow hand."
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ื›ืฉืฉืจื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื—ื• ืฉืœ "ื”ืžืื”ื‘ ืขื ื”ื™ื“ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ืช".
09:15
Now, we all laughed at Sting
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืขื’ื ื• ืœืกื˜ื™ื ื’
09:17
a few years ago when he went Tantric,
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ื›ืฉืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ืœ ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื˜ื ื˜ืจื”,
09:19
but you fast-forward a few years, and now you find couples of all ages
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ืื‘ืœ ืชืจื™ืฆื• ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืงื“ื™ืžื”, ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ื–ื•ื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื™ืœื™ื
09:22
flocking to workshops, or maybe just
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ืฉื ื•ื”ืจื™ื ืœืกื“ื ืื•ืช, ืื• ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ืขืฆืžื,
09:24
on their own in their own bedrooms, finding ways
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ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ืžื™ื˜ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื, ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ื“ืจื›ื™ื
09:27
to put on the brakes and have better sex.
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ืœื”ืื˜ ืงืฆืช ื•ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžืกืงืก ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
09:30
And of course, in Italy where -- I mean, Italians always seem to know
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื‘ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”, ืฉื‘ื”... ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ,
09:32
where to find their pleasure --
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ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ืื™ื˜ืœืงื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืื™ืคื” ืœืžืฆื•ื ืขื•ื ื’ --
09:34
they've launched an official Slow Sex movement.
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ื”ื ื”ืงื™ืžื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืืช "ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืกืงืก ื”ืื™ื˜ื™" ื”ืจืฉืžื™ืช.
09:38
The workplace.
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ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
09:40
Right across much of the world --
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ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืขื•ืœื --
09:42
North America being a notable exception --
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ืฆืคื•ืŸ ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข, ื—ืจื™ื’ื” ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื” --
09:44
working hours have been coming down.
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ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ื—ืœื” ืœืจื“ืช.
09:46
And Europe is an example of that,
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ื•ืื™ืจื•ืคื” ื”ื™ื ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืœื›ืš
09:48
and people finding that their quality of life improves
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžื•ืฆืื™ื ืฉืื™ื›ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ืžืฉืชืคืจืช
09:51
as they're working less, and also
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ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช, ื•ื’ื
09:53
that their hourly productivity goes up.
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ืฉื”ืชืคื•ืงื” ืฉืœื”ื ืขื•ืœื”.
09:55
Now, clearly there are problems with
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืชื™ื•ืช
09:57
the 35-hour workweek in France --
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ื‘ืฆืจืคืช, ืขื ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืŸ 35 ืฉืขื•ืช --
09:59
too much, too soon, too rigid.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™, ืžื•ืงื“ื ืžื“ื™, ื ื•ืงืฉื” ืžื“ื™.
10:01
But other countries in Europe, notably the Nordic countries,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื”, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืกืงื ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื”,
10:04
are showing that it's possible
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ืžืจืื•ืช ืฉืืคืฉืจ
10:06
to have a kick-ass economy
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ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืœื›ืœื” ื—ื–ืงื”
10:08
without being a workaholic.
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืชืžื›ืจ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
10:10
And Norway, Sweden,
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ื•ื ื•ืจื•ื•ื’ื™ื”, ืฉื•ื•ื“ื™ื”,
10:12
Denmark and Finland now rank
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ื“ื ืžืจืง ื•ืคื™ื ืœื ื“ ืžื“ื•ืจื’ื•ืช ื›ื™ื•ื
10:14
among the top six most competitive nations on Earth,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืฉ ื”ืื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืชื—ืจื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
10:17
and they work the kind of hours that would make the average American
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ื•ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ืฉืขื•ืช ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ื™ืชื” ื’ื•ืจืžืช
10:19
weep with envy.
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ืœืืžืจื™ืงืื™ ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ืžืงื ืื”.
10:21
And if you go beyond sort of the country level,
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ื•ืื ืชืจื“ื• ืžืจืžืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”
10:24
down at the micro-company level,
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ืœืจืžืช ื”ืžื™ืงืจื•-ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช,
10:26
more and more companies now are realizing
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืžื‘ื™ื ื•ืช ื›ื™ื•ื
10:27
that they need to allow their staff
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ืฉืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ
10:29
either to work fewer hours or just to unplug --
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ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืคื—ื•ืช, ืื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื”ืชื ืชืง --
10:31
to take a lunch break, or to go sit in a quiet room,
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ืœืฆืืช ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื ืื• ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื‘ืช ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืฉืงื˜,
10:35
to switch off their Blackberrys and laptops -- you at the back --
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ืœืกื’ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ืœืงื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื™ื ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ื™ื -- ืืชื ืฉื, ืžืื—ื•ืจ --
10:39
mobile phones,
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ื•ืืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ื ื™ื ื”ื ื™ื™ื“ื™ื,
10:41
during the work day or on the weekend, so that they have time to recharge
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื™ื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืื• ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื›ืš ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืชืจืขื ืŸ
10:44
and for the brain to slide into that
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ื•ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืžื•ื— ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืง
10:46
kind of creative mode of thought.
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ืœืžืฆื‘ ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™.
10:50
It's not just, though, these days,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื• ืืœื”, ืœื ืจืง
10:53
adults who overwork, though, is it? It's children, too.
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ื”ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™, ื ื›ื•ืŸ? ื’ื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
10:56
I'm 37, and my childhood ended in the mid-'80s,
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืŸ 37, ื•ื™ืœื“ื•ืชื™ ื ื’ืžืจื” ื‘ืืžืฆืข ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉืžื•ื ื™ื.
10:59
and I look at kids now, and I'm just amazed by the way they
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ืื ื™ ืžืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื ื•ื ื“ื”ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืขื“ ื›ืžื”
11:01
race around with more homework,
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ื”ื ืžืชืจื•ืฆืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื‘ื™ืช,
11:03
more tutoring, more extracurriculars
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื™ื, ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ื•ื’ื™ื
11:05
than we would ever have conceived of a generation ago.
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ืžื›ืคื™ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืจืง ื“ื•ืจ ืงื•ื“ื ืœื›ืŸ.
11:08
And some of the most heartrending emails
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื“ื•ื"ืœื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืงื•ืจืขื™-ืœื‘
11:10
that I get on my website
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ืฉืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ื‘ืืชืจ ืฉืœื™
11:12
are actually from adolescents
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ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืžื‘ื ื™-ื ื•ืขืจ
11:15
hovering on the edge of burnout, pleading with me
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ืฉื ืžืฆืื™ื ืขืœ ืกืฃ ื”ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื•ืช, ื•ืžืชื—ื ื ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™
11:17
to write to their parents,
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ืฉืื›ืชื•ื‘ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
11:19
to help them slow down, to help them get off this
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื”ื ืœื”ืื˜, ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื”ื ืœืจื“ืช
11:22
full-throttle treadmill.
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ืžืžื›ื•ื ืช ื”ืจื™ืฆื”.
11:25
But thankfully, there is a backlash there in parenting as well,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ, ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ื ื’ื“ ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื’ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื
11:27
and you're finding that, you know, towns in the United States
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ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืขืจื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘
11:29
are now banding together and banning extracurriculars
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ืฉืžืชืื—ื“ื•ืช ืืœื• ืขื ืืœื• ื•ืื•ืกืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืงื™ื•ื ื—ื•ื’ื™ื
11:32
on a particular day of the month, so that people can,
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ื‘ื™ื•ื ืžืกื•ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื•,
11:34
you know, decompress and have some family time, and slow down.
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ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืงืฆืช ืžื”ืœื—ืฅ, ืœื‘ืœื•ืช ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ืœื”ืื˜.
11:38
Homework is another thing. There are homework bans
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™-ื‘ื™ืช ื–ื” ืชื—ื•ื ื ื•ืกืฃ. ืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืจื—ืžืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืช
11:42
springing up all over the developed world
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ืžื•ืคื™ืขื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืžืคื•ืชื—
11:44
in schools which had been piling on the homework for years,
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ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ื ื”ื’ื• ืœื”ืขืžื™ืก ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™-ื‘ื™ืช,
11:47
and now they're discovering that less can be more.
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ื•ื›ืขืช ื”ื ืžื’ืœื™ื ืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
11:49
So there was a case up in Scotland recently
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื”ื™ื” ืžืงืจื” ื‘ืกืงื•ื˜ืœื ื“,
11:51
where a fee-paying, high-achieving private school
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ืฉื‘ื• ื‘ื™"ืก ืคืจื˜ื™, ื”ื™ืฉื’ื™ ื•ื™ืงืจ
11:53
banned homework
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ืืกืจ ืžืชืŸ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™-ื‘ื™ืช
11:55
for everyone under the age of 13,
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ืœื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืžืชื—ืช ืœื’ื™ืœ 13,
11:57
and the high-achieving parents freaked out and said,
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ื•ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ื ื”ืฉืืคืชื ื™ื™ื ื ื‘ื”ืœื• ื•ืืžืจื•,
11:59
"What are you -- you know, our kids will fall" -- the headmaster said,
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"ืžื” ืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื? ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื• ื™ื™ื›ืฉืœื•!" -- ื•ืžื ื”ืœ ื‘ื™ื”"ืก ืืžืจ:
12:01
"No, no, your children need to slow down at the end of the day."
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"ืœื, ืœื. ื™ืœื“ื™ื›ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืื˜ ืงืฆืช ืืช ื”ืงืฆื‘ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื."
12:04
And just this last month, the exam results came in,
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ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืฉืขื‘ืจ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืžื‘ื—ื ื™ื,
12:07
and in math, science, marks went up 20 percent
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ื•ื‘ืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงื” ื•ื‘ืžื“ืขื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื ืขืœื• ื‘-20 ืื—ื•ื–
12:10
on average last year.
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ืœืขื•ืžืช ื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื”.
12:12
And I think what's very revealing is that
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื‘ืจื•ืจ ืžืื“
12:14
the elite universities, who are often cited as the reason
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ืฉื“ื•ื•ืงื ื”ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื‘ื—ืจื•ืช, ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืŸ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื”
12:17
that people drive their kids and hothouse them so much,
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ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืงืฉื” ื›ืœ-ื›ืš,
12:19
are starting to notice the caliber of students
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ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืฉืื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื
12:22
coming to them is falling. These kids have wonderful marks;
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ื”ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ื™ื•ืจื“ืช. ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฉ ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ื ืžืขื•ืœื™ื,
12:25
they have CVs jammed with extracurriculars,
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ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืžืคื•ืฆืฆื™ื ื‘ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืชืจื•ืžื” ืœืงื”ื™ืœื”,
12:28
to the point that would make your eyes water.
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ืขื“ ืฉื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื ืœื‘ื›ื™.
12:30
But they lack spark; they lack
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืกืจ ืœื”ื ื”ื ื™ืฆื•ืฅ.
12:32
the ability to think creatively and think outside --
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ื—ืกืจื” ืœื”ื ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ืช ื•ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœืจื™ื‘ื•ืข --
12:34
they don't know how to dream. And so what these Ivy League schools,
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ื”ื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืื™ืš ืœื—ืœื•ื. ืื– ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช
12:37
and Oxford and Cambridge and so on, are starting to send a message
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืื•ืงืกืคื•ืจื“, ืงื™ื™ืžื‘ืจื™ื“ื’' ื•ืขื•ื“ ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืฉืœื•ื— ื”ื•ื“ืขื•ืช
12:39
to parents and students that they need to put on the brakes a little bit.
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ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื, ืฉืžื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืžื”ื ืœื”ืื˜ ืงืฆืช ืืช ื”ืงืฆื‘.
12:42
And in Harvard, for instance, they send out
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ื‘ื”ืจื•ื•ืืจื“, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ื”ื ืฉืœื—ื•
12:45
a letter to undergraduates -- freshmen --
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ืžื›ืชื‘ ืœืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
12:48
telling them that they'll get more out of life, and more out of Harvard,
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ื‘ื• ื ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื ื™ืฉื™ื’ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ืจื•ื•ืืจื“,
12:51
if they put on the brakes, if they do less,
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ืื ื™ืื˜ื• ืืช ื”ืงืฆื‘, ืื ื™ืขืฉื• ืคื—ื•ืช,
12:53
but give time to things, the time that things need,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื™ืชื ื• ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ื“ืจืฉ
12:56
to enjoy them, to savor them.
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื™ื”ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื ื•ืœื”ืชืขื ื’ ืขืœื™ื”ื.
12:58
And even if they sometimes do nothing at all.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื” ืœื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื›ืœื•ื.
13:00
And that letter is called -- very revealing, I think --
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ื•ื”ืžื›ืชื‘ ื ืงืจื, ื•ื–ื” ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื”, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ --
13:02
"Slow Down!" -- with an exclamation mark on the end.
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"ื”ืื˜ื•!" -- ืขื ืกื™ืžืŸ ืงืจื™ืื”.
13:05
So wherever you look, the message, it seems to me, is the same:
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ืื– ืœืืŸ ืฉืœื ืชืกืชื›ืœื•, ื”ืžืกืจ, ื›ืš ื ืจืื” ืœื™, ื”ื•ื ื–ื”ื”:
13:08
that less is very often more,
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ืคื—ื•ืช, ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
13:10
that slower is very often
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ืื™ื˜ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ื ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
13:13
better. But that said, of course,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช,
13:15
it's not that easy to slow down, is it?
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืœื ืงืœ ืœื”ืื˜, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
13:17
I mean, you heard that I got a speeding ticket
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ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืžืขืชื ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืงื ืก ืขืœ ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื•ืคืจื–ืช
13:19
while I was researching my book on the benefits of slowness,
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ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืžื—ืงืจ ืœืกืคืจ ืขืœ ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื”ืื˜ื”,
13:21
and that's true, but that's not all of it.
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ื•ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
13:23
I was actually en route to a dinner
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘
13:25
held by Slow Food at the time.
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ืžื˜ืขื "ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™".
13:27
And if that's not shaming enough, I got that ticket in Italy.
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ื•ืื ื–ื” ืœื ืžื‘ื™ืฉ ื“ื™ื•, ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื ืก ื‘ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”.
13:30
And if any of you have ever driven on an Italian highway,
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ื•ืžื™ ืฉื ื”ื’ ืื™-ืคืขื ื‘ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืžื”ื™ืจ ื‘ืื™ื˜ืœื™ื”,
13:33
you'll have a pretty good idea of how fast I was going.
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ื™ื•ื“ืข ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืจ ื ืกืขืชื™.
13:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
13:38
But why is it so hard to slow down?
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ืœืžื” ืงืฉื” ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืœื”ืื˜?
13:40
I think there are various reasons.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ืš ืžืกืคืจ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
13:42
One is that speed is fun, you know, speed is sexy.
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ืื—ืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื–ื” ื›ื™ืฃ. ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื–ื” ืกืงืกื™.
13:45
It's all that adrenaline rush. It's hard to give it up.
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ืฉื˜ืฃ ื”ืื“ืจื ืœื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื”. ืงืฉื” ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœื™ื•.
13:48
I think there's a kind of metaphysical dimension --
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ืžื™ืžื“ ืžื˜ืืคื™ื–ื™ --
13:50
that speed becomes a way of walling ourselves off
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ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืคื›ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื• ืœื“ืจืš ืœื—ืฆื•ืฅ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื•
13:52
from the bigger, deeper questions.
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ื”ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
13:54
We fill our head with distraction, with busyness,
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ืื ื• ืžืžืœืื™ื ืืช ืจืืฉื™ื ื• ื‘ื”ืกื—ื•ืช-ื“ืขืช, ื‘ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืกื•ืงื™ื,
13:56
so that we don't have to ask,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื ื™ืืœืฅ ืœืฉืื•ืœ,
13:58
am I well? Am I happy? Are my children growing up right?
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ื”ืื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืœื™? ื”ืื ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—? ื”ืื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื’ื“ืœื™ื ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
14:01
Are politicians making good decisions on my behalf?
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ื”ืื ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืžื™?
14:05
Another reason -- although I think, perhaps, the most powerful reason --
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ืกื™ื‘ื” ื ื•ืกืคืช -- ืื ื›ื™, ืœื“ืขืชื™, ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ื—ื–ืงื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ --
14:07
why we find it hard to slow down is the cultural taboo
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ืžื“ื•ืข ืงืฉื” ืœื ื• ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืœื”ืื˜ ื”ื™ื ื”ื˜ืื‘ื• ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™
14:10
that we've erected against slowing down.
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ืฉื™ืฆืจื ื• ื›ื ื’ื“ ื”ื”ืื˜ื”.
14:13
"Slow" is a dirty word in our culture.
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"ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช" ื”ื™ื ืžื™ืœื” ื’ืกื” ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
14:15
It's a byword for "lazy," "slacker,"
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ื–ื• ืžื™ืœื” ื ืจื“ืคืช ืœ"ืขืฆืœื ื•ืช", "ื‘ื˜ืœื ื•ืช",
14:17
for being somebody who gives up.
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ืœ"ื•ื™ืชื•ืจ".
14:19
You know, "he's a bit slow." It's actually synonymous
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ืœ"ื”ื•ื ืงืฆืช ืื™ื˜ื™". ืœืžืขืฉื” ื–ื• ืžื™ืœื” ื ืจื“ืคืช
14:21
with being stupid.
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ืœื˜ื™ืคืฉื•ืช.
14:24
I guess what the Slow Movement -- the purpose of the Slow Movement,
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืžื˜ืจืชื” ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช,
14:26
or its main goal, really, is to tackle that taboo,
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ืื• ืื—ืช ืžืžื˜ืจื•ืชื™ื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช, ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ื˜ืื‘ื• ื”ื–ื”,
14:28
and to say that yes,
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ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื ื›ื•ืŸ,
14:31
sometimes slow is not the answer,
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ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืื™ื ื” ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”,
14:33
that there is such a thing as "bad slow."
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ื•ืงื™ื™ืžืช ืื›ืŸ ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช.
14:35
You know, I got stuck on the M25,
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ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื ืชืงืขืชื™ ืขืœ ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืื-25,
14:37
which is a ring road around London, recently,
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืžืขื’ืœื™ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ,
14:39
and spent three-and-a-half hours there. And I can tell you,
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ื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืฉืขื•ืช. ื•ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื›ื,
14:41
that's really bad slow.
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ืฉื–ื• ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ืจืขื”.
14:43
But the new idea,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ,
14:45
the sort of revolutionary idea, of the Slow Movement,
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื”ืคื›ื ื™ ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช
14:47
is that there is such a thing as "good slow," too.
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื’ื ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
14:49
And good slow is, you know, taking the time
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ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ืจื™ ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ื–ืžืŸ
14:51
to eat a meal with your family, with the TV switched off.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœืš, ื›ืฉื”ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื›ื‘ื•ื™ื”.
14:54
Or taking the time to look at a problem from all angles
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ืื• ื‘ืžืฉืจื“, ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื” ืžื›ืœ ื”ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื
14:57
in the office to make the best decision
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
14:59
at work.
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
15:01
Or even simply just taking the time
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ื–ืžืŸ
15:03
to slow down
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืื˜
15:05
and savor your life.
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ื•ืœื”ืชืขื ื’ ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื.
15:07
Now, one of the things that I found most uplifting
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืจื•ืžืžื• ืืช ืจื•ื—ื™
15:10
about all of this stuff that's happened around the book
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ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืกืคืจ
15:13
since it came out, is the reaction to it.
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ื•ื ืคื•ืจืกื, ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ืืœื™ื•.
15:16
And I knew that when my book on slowness came out,
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฆื ืœืื•ืจ,
15:18
it would be welcomed by the New Age brigade,
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ื”ื•ื ื™ืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ืข"ื™ ืชื ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ื ื™ื•-ืื™ื™ื’',
15:20
but it's also been taken up, with great gusto,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื” ืจื‘ื” ื•ื‘ื”ืชืœื”ื‘ื•ืช
15:23
by the corporate world -- you know,
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ืข"ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืชืื’ื™ื“ื™,
15:25
business press, but also
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ืข"ื™ ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืขืกืงื™ืช, ืื‘ืœ ื’ื
15:27
big companies and leadership organizations.
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ืข"ื™ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื•ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืช.
15:29
Because people at the top of the chain, people like you, I think,
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืฆืžืจืช, ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื›ื, ืœื“ืขืชื™,
15:32
are starting to realize that there's too much
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
15:34
speed in the system,
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ืฉื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืขืจื›ืช,
15:36
there's too much busyness, and it's time to find,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืขืฉื™ื™ื”, ื•ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื
15:39
or get back to that lost art of shifting gears.
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ืื• ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืืžื ื•ืช ื”ืื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขื‘ืจืช ื”ื™ืœื•ื›ื™ื.
15:43
Another encouraging sign, I think,
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ืขื•ื“ ืกื™ืžืŸ ืžืขื•ื“ื“, ืœื“ืขืชื™,
15:45
is that it's not just in the developed world
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืžืคื•ืชื—
15:47
that this idea's been taken up. In the developing world,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืื•ืžืฅ ื’ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืžืชืคืชื—
15:50
in countries that are on the verge of making that leap
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืฉื”ืŸ ืขืœ ืกืฃ ืžืขื‘ืจ
15:52
into first world status -- China, Brazil,
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ืœืกื˜ื˜ื•ืก ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ืขื•ืœื ืจืืฉื•ืŸ: ืกื™ืŸ, ื‘ืจื–ื™ืœ
15:54
Thailand, Poland, and so on --
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ืชืื™ืœื ื“, ืคื•ืœื™ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื“ --
15:56
these countries have embraced the idea of the Slow Movement,
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืื™ืžืฆื• ืืช ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ืื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช,
15:59
many people in them, and there's a debate going on
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื”ืŸ, ื•ืžืชื ื”ืœ ื“ื™ื•ืŸ
16:02
in their media, on the streets.
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ื‘ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืฉืœื”ื, ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
16:04
Because I think they're looking at the West, and they're saying,
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืกืชื›ืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ ื•ืื•ืžืจื•ืช,
16:06
"Well, we like that aspect of what you've got,
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"ืื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื,
16:09
but we're not so sure about that."
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื• ืœื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื•ืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื—ืจื™ื".
16:11
So all of that said, is it,
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ืื– ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”,
16:13
I guess, is it possible?
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ื”ืื ื–ื” ืืคืฉืจื™?
16:16
That's really the main question before us today. Is it possible
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ื•ื–ื• ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืฉื ื™ืฆื‘ืช ืžื•ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื•ื.
16:19
to slow down? And
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ื”ืื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืื˜?
16:21
I'm happy to be able to say to you
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ื•ืื ื™ ืฉืžื— ื”ื™ื•ื ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื›ื
16:23
that the answer is a resounding yes.
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ืฉื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื›ืŸ, ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜!
16:25
And I present myself as Exhibit A,
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ืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื›ืžื•ืฆื’ ื',
16:28
a kind of reformed and rehabilitated
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ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืžื›ื•ืจ-ืœืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช
16:31
speed-aholic.
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ืฉื”ืฉืชืงื.
16:33
I still love speed. You know, I live in London,
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช. ืื ื™ ื”ืจื™ ื’ืจ ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ,
16:35
and I work as a journalist,
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ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื›ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™,
16:37
and I enjoy the buzz and the busyness,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ ืืช ื”ืจืขืฉ ื•ืืช ื”ืขืฉื™ื™ื”,
16:39
and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things.
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ื•ืืช ื”ืื“ืจื ืœื™ืŸ ืฉืžืขื•ืจืจื™ื ืฉื ื™ ืืœื”.
16:41
I play squash and ice hockey,
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ืื ื™ ืžืฉื—ืง ืกืงื•ื•ืฉ ื•ื”ื•ืงื™-ืงืจื—,
16:43
two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world.
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ืฉื”ื ืฉื ื™ ืกื•ื’ื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื, ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื‘ืฉื•ื ืคื ื™ื.
16:47
But I've also, over the last year or so,
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ืื‘ืœ, ื‘ืžืฉืš ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”,
16:50
got in touch with my inner tortoise.
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ื’ื ื”ืชื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ื”ืฆื‘ ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืฉืœื™.
16:52
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
16:53
And what that means is that
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ื”ื•ื,
16:55
I no longer
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ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืขื•ื“
16:58
overload myself gratuitously.
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ืžืขืžื™ืก ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช.
17:01
My default mode is no longer
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ืžืฆื‘ ื‘ืจื™ืจืช-ื”ืžื—ื“ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื—ื“ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช
17:04
to be a rush-aholic.
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ืžื›ื•ืจ ืœืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช.
17:07
I no longer hear
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืฉื•ืžืข ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืช
17:09
time's winged chariot drawing near,
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ืžืจื›ื‘ืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืžื›ื•ื ืคืช ื ื•ืฉืคืช ื‘ืขื•ืจืคื™,
17:11
or at least not as much as I did before.
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ืื• ืœืคื—ื•ืช ืœื ื›ืžื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ.
17:13
I can actually hear it now, because I see my time is ticking off.
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืข ืื•ืชื” ื›ืขืช, ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ืฉื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื ื’ืžืจ.
17:17
And the upshot of all of that is that
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ื•ื”ื™ืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ื”
17:19
I actually feel a lot happier, healthier,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืžื— ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
17:22
more productive than I ever have.
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ืคืจื•ื“ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืžื›ืคื™ ืฉื—ืฉืชื™ ืื™-ืคืขื.
17:25
I feel like I'm living
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ืื ื™ ื—ืฉ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ื™ ืืช ื—ื™ื™,
17:27
my life rather than actually just racing through it.
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืจื•ืฅ ื“ืจื›ื ื›ื‘ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ.
17:31
And perhaps, the most important
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ื•ืื•ืœื™, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ,
17:33
measure of the success of this
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ืื•ืžื“ืŸ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืœื›ืœ ื–ื” -
17:35
is that I feel that my relationships are a lot deeper,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช,
17:38
richer, stronger.
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ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื•ื—ื–ืงื•ืช ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื”.
17:40
And for me, I guess, the litmus test
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ื•ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจื™, ืื ื™ ืžืฉืขืจ, ื ื™ื™ืจ ื”ืœืงืžื•ืก,
17:43
for whether this would work, and what it would mean,
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ืฉื‘ื•ื—ืŸ ื”ืื ื–ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“, ื•ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ื”,
17:45
was always going to be bedtime stories, because that's sort of where
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ื”ื™ื” ื•ื™ื”ื™ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ืฉืขืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื™ื ื”, ื›ื™ ื”ืจื™
17:48
the journey began. And there too the news is
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ืฉื ื”ืžืกืข ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ. ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ืฉื ื”ื‘ืฉื•ืจื•ืช
17:51
rosy. You know,
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื•ืจื•ื“ื•ืช.
17:53
at the end of the day, I go into my son's room.
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ื ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื“ืจื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™.
17:55
I don't wear a watch. I switch off my computer,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืขื•ื ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉืขื•ืŸ. ืื ื™ ืžื›ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœื™,
17:57
so I can't hear the email pinging into the basket,
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ื›ืš ืฉืœื ืืฉืžืข ืืช ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ื“ื•ื"ืœ ื”ื ื›ื ืก,
17:59
and I just slow down to his pace and we read.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืื˜ ืืœ ื”ืงืฆื‘ ืฉืœื•, ื•ืื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื.
18:03
And because children have their own tempo and internal clock,
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ื•ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ื™ืฉ ืงืฆื‘ ื•ืฉืขื•ืŸ ืคื ื™ืžื™ ืžืฉืœื”ื,
18:06
they don't do quality time,
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ื”ื ืœื ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ืขืœ ืคื™ ื”ื•ืจืื•ืช "ื–ืžืŸ ื”ืื™ื›ื•ืช",
18:08
where you schedule 10 minutes for them to open up to you.
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ืฉืžืงืฆื•ืช ืœื”ื ืขืฉืจ ื“ืงื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ื™ืคืชื— ืืœื™ืš.
18:10
They need you to move at their rhythm.
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ื”ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืชื–ื•ื– ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœืงืฆื‘ ืฉืœื”ื.
18:13
I find that 10 minutes into a story, you know,
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืฉืื—ืจื™ ืขืฉืจ ื“ืงื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ,
18:15
my son will suddenly say, "You know,
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ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืคืชืื•ื, "ืืชื” ื™ื•ื“ืข,
18:17
something happened in the playground today that really bothered me."
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"ืžืฉื”ื• ืงืจื” ื‘ื—ืฆืจ ื”ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื, ืฉืžืžืฉ ืžื˜ืจื™ื“ ืื•ืชื™."
18:19
And we'll go off and have a conversation on that.
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ื•ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื–ื”.
18:22
And I now find that bedtime stories
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ื›ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ืžื•ืฆื ืฉืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื™ื ื”
18:25
used to be
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ืฉืคืขื ื”ื™ื• ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ
18:27
a box on my to-do list, something that I dreaded,
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ืกืขื™ืฃ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื”ืžื˜ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื™, ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื—ืฉืฉืชื™ ืžืžื ื•,
18:30
because it was so slow and I had to get through it quickly.
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ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืื™ื˜ื™ ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช,
18:32
It's become my reward at the end of the day,
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ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืคืจืก ืฉืžืžืชื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื™ื•ื,
18:34
something I really cherish.
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ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช, ื‘ืืžืช ืžื•ืงื™ืจ.
18:36
And I have a kind of Hollywood ending
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืขื™ืŸ ืกื•ืฃ ื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“ื™
18:38
to my talk this afternoon,
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ืœื”ืจืฆืื” ืฉืœื™.
18:40
which goes a little bit like this:
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ื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ื‘ืขืจืš ื›ืš.
18:42
a few months ago, I was getting ready to go on
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื, ื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ืชื™ ืœื ืกื•ืข
18:45
another book tour, and I had my bags packed.
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ืœืขื•ื“ ืกื‘ื‘ ืœืงื™ื“ื•ื ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื™, ื•ื”ืชื™ืงื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืืจื•ื–ื™ื.
18:48
I was downstairs by the front door, and I was waiting for a taxi,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœืžื˜ื” ืœื™ื“ ื“ืœืช ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ื•ื—ื™ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœืžื•ื ื™ืช,
18:51
and my son came down the stairs and
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ื•ื”ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื™ืจื“ ื‘ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช ื•ื”ื•ื --
18:53
he'd made a card for me. And he was carrying it.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื™ืŸ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก-ื‘ืจื›ื” ื‘ืขื‘ื•ืจื™. ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืื•ืชื”.
18:55
He'd gone and stapled two cards, very like these, together,
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื™ื“ืš ืฉื ื™ ื“ืคื™ื ื™ื—ื“ื™ื•, ื‘ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืืœื•,
18:57
and put a sticker of his favorite
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ื•ืฉื ืžื“ื‘ืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ื“ืžื•ืช
19:00
character, Tintin, on the front.
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ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื” ืขืœื™ื•, ื˜ื™ื ื˜ื™ืŸ, ืžืงื“ื™ืžื”.
19:02
And he said to me,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื™,
19:04
or he handed this to me, and I read it,
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื›ื”, ื•ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ืืช ื–ื”,
19:06
and it said, "To Daddy, love Benjamin."
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ื•ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืฉื: "ืœืื‘ื, ื‘ืื”ื‘ื”, ืžื‘ื ื’'ืžื™ืŸ".
19:08
And I thought, "Aw, that's really sweet.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืžืจืชื™, "ืื•ื™, ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื—ืžื•ื“,
19:11
Is that a good luck on the book tour card?"
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ื–ื• ื‘ืจื›ื” ืœืžื–ืœ ืœืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืกืคืจ?"
19:14
And he said, "No, no, no, Daddy -- this is a card
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืœื, ืœื, ืœื, ืื‘ื. ื–ื” ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื‘ืจื›ื”
19:16
for being the best story reader in the world."
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืืชื” ืžืงืจื™ื ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื•ืœื."
19:18
And I thought, "Yeah, you know, this slowing down thing really does work."
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, "ื‘ื—ื™ื™, ื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืœื”ืื˜ ื‘ืืžืช ืขื•ื‘ื“"
19:21
Thank you very much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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