Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

"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,

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

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

Fascinating thread. I have a slightly contrarian view. Probably not very relevant to silklisters but I am very wary when my clients talk about early retirement. Not because they would put their financial independence at risk, but because they hugely overestimate their ability to fill the day

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

> the above probably doesn't apply to the typical intelligent, multi-dimensional silk lister. Hah. It especially applies to people who think it doesn't apply to them. I found when I first started "slowing down" that my partner and I, as much as we love and are devoted to one another, need a

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

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

Interesting thread ! There was an earlier thread on ‘To retire or not ‘. It motivated me to retire in July 2014. At Intel there is no retirement age, so I could have continued the 30 km commute, innumerable emails to respond to, a good salary package and trips to the US and rest of the world for

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

​I retired in July 2015 and not 2014 ! Sorry about the typo Best regards, Valsa On 24 January 2017 at 17:32, Valsa Williams wrote: > Interesting thread ! > There was an earlier thread on ‘To retire or not ‘. It motivated me to > retire in July 2014. At Intel there

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.

Re: [silk] In praise of slowness

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