Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

Beautifully said, Heather. Venky On Feb 4, 2017 9:14 PM, "Heather Madrone" wrote: > Shyam Sunder wrote: > >> "maintaining my serenity was critical to being a good mother" >> >> That sounds very profound, but I don't think I understood. Heather, could >> you please say

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

Shyam Sunder wrote: "maintaining my serenity was critical to being a good mother" That sounds very profound, but I don't think I understood. Heather, could you please say more? To quote someone who said it better: Mothers are endless wells of stuff. Mothers are called upon to provide for

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"maintaining my serenity was critical to being a good mother" That sounds very profound, but I don't think I understood. Heather, could you please say more? One inspiration for a full day of work that I draw from is the number of octogenarian politicians we see. Being alert and active,

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Shyam Sunder wrote: Their family perhaps doesn't want them hanging around all the time. As in Sara Yogev's _For Better or for Worse, But Not for Lunch_? You make an excellent argument, Shyam, that a person should know what they intend to do with their time when they slow down. I switched

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On 24/01/17, 4:21 PM, Shyam Sunder wrote: > I fear that the above describes someone who will wake up six months > later with nothing to do during the day, and drives everyone around > him / her up the wall! For someone aged 50, they need a plan that > will last decades, not months For that sort

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

I think I'm in a different planet lol because every year I'm speeding up and doing more and more. Fun and games.

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;> > well-run NGOs want a volunteer who comes and wishes to >> > optimize/streamline/improve the set-up like they want a bullet to the >> head. >> > For many, work gives them identity and self-worth. My advice for someone >> > without specifics is to work fo

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eone > > without specifics is to work for as long as they can. For most people, > > there is 20% of the job that makes the remaining 80% worth it. > > > > Like I said at the beginning, the above probably doesn't apply to the > > typical intelligent, multi-dimensional silk

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20% of the job that makes the remaining 80% worth it. > > Like I said at the beginning, the above probably doesn't apply to the > typical intelligent, multi-dimensional silklister. > > Warm regards > > Shyam > > -Original Message- > From: silklist [mailto:silk

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

[mailto:silklist-bounces+shyam.sunder=peakalpha@lists.hserus.net] On Behalf Of Vijay Anand Sent: 24 January 2017 11:06 To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] In praise of slowness "Slowing down" - the phase in life when making money is not the priority anymore and there is the

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

I’ve managed to work from home across three employers since 2002. So – well, extremely flexible working hours that let me take breaks off to pick my kids up from school and such, in return for crazy work hours early in the morning and late at night (well, if you work with colleagues stateside

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

>>2. Studied piano. Played 3 piano concerts (as part of a group of pianists) at St. Andrews Auditorium in Mumbai (with a proper audience, before you ask). Also played a father-son concert with my older son. 3. Learnt how to read and write music. Used that to transcribe specific songs that I've

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This post touched a nerve. Here's my experience - I used to be an investment banker and corporate strategy (or stragedy, if you like) person. Pursuant to a showdown with the boss, I took a break in late 2011. Here's how I spent my time (or, as Terry Pratchett once wrote, "What I did in my

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I slowed down on 31 March 2011. I used to work for an FM Radio station in Mumbai (having been transfered there from the Bangalore station) and I had swiftly moved up the organizational hierarchy from being an on-air presenter (or RJ) to being creative supervisor, assistant program director to

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"Slowing down" - the phase in life when making money is not the priority anymore and there is the intention to expand to other interests that have been at best side projects, so that they get focus. It seems that the more i read the viewpoints, unless and if there is a) a significant windfall

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It is a terrific experience reading all your thoughts. To me, it appears that most people, when talking about slowing down, are just referring to removing clutter from their lives. It doesn't mean they are actually slowing down. Indeed, in some respects they might be working harder on a few

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John, thanks for your hones answers. It's been enlightening to read all the answers. Charles, I hope to be as disciplined as you, one day. One of the biggest tensions in my life has been between the activist in me, who wants to change the world, and the recluse in me, who wants to run away from

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​Thank you so much for your honesty John. Other accounts for slowing down always sound like they come from wherever lotuses grow (supposedly that is where Vancouverites live!). best wishes. Radhika

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Your goals sound similar to mine, I too stopped working as a full time salaried employee and became a consultant. That does give you control over your time, and allows you to slow down your life, but only if you commit yourself to that. It's all too easy to let clients soak up all of your time.

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On 23/01/17 10:49 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: "What do you.love the most about living a slower life?" ​To be able to do things on the spur of the moment. This is more a goal than an achievement at this point, but

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I’m getting kinda old and I’m still in the heart of the furnace, helping keep AWS on the air, watching the savings expand as the shares vest. Some days I really don’t feel like going to work. Some days I feel criminally lucky - I get well-paid to write software that affects huge numbers of

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I took a year and a half sabbatical to be a stay at home parent. While I'd hesitate to call it slowness (heck, anyone with a toddler can never be slow - put that dnnn *runs*) what it did allow me was re-evaluate the things that I want to maximise for and, more importantly, truly

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 2:48 PM, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: "What do you.love the most about living a slower life?" ​To be able to do things on the spur of the moment. This is more a goal than an achievement at this point, but still.​ ​Oh, and naps.​ One of the great

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 7:49 AM, John Sundman wrote: > I realize that all of the above is likely Too Much Information, but I > suspect that my experience with regard to the question below is about as > extreme as one is likely to see on this list, so in that spirit I offer

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Not sure I should attempt an answer at this, but what the heck, here goes. I’ll try to keep it short. After 15+ years in US computer industry as technical writer, manager of publications, and manager of software engineering, including 9 years working for Sun Microsystems when I had offices in

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:18 PM Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: I am now thinking of cutting down my consulting assignments and decisively slowing down my life, to stop hopping from one task to the other like a maniac, and to relish reading books and watching plays, and the company

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On 01/22/2017 04:18 AM, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: I am going through a transition into a slower pace of life. Knowing the eclectic nature of this list, I wanted to hear from others who have "been there, done that." ... I am now thinking of cutting down my consulting assignments and decisively