“We build walls of speed to avoid bigger and deeper questions. We keep ourselves busy with distractions so we don’t ask: Am I healthy and happy? Are my children growing up right? Are politicians making good decisions on my behalf? Another reason, and perhaps the most important reason why slowing down is difficult, is the cultural taboo against it. In our culture, ‘slow’ is a dirty word. It is synonymous with lazy and slacker. Synonymous with someone who retreats from their goals, for example, ‘he is a bit slow’ is synonymous with stupidity.”
Carl Honoré, In Praise of Slow