How to Slow Down Now

Zen Habits has a great (guest written) article on slowing down your life to think more clearly and have better health. The most obvious thing is for stress, but slowing down can have great impact on other things like digestion, idea generating and mastering conversation.

More haste, less speed, or haste makes waste are a well-known sayings. When under pressure, the ability to act slowly and deliberately is a benefit. The wise carpenter measures twice and cuts once. Taking time to read the map instead of blindly heading off in what you guess might be the right direction makes sense.

How to Slow Down Now (Please Read Slowly) – Zen Habits