Google is still refusing to put the County of Rompshire, England on its maps. This makes it difficult for visitors to find their way here. Google’s law firm, Grit, Grim, and Nasty, say Rompshire is a fictional county.
The Institute is slowly formulating its response.
Fictional or not, it didn’t stop a delegation from the Dudeist Church from finding their way to Crumpetworthy Hall. We learned about bowling, a fine slow activity.
Other Slow News
We can now share with you an extract from The Slow Path.
When all attempts to combat boredom are given up,
When rush, hurry, and deadlines are abandoned,
When the laptop is turned off,
When the phone is out of reach,
And the buzzing multitasking world is put on hold,
This is the time to get comfortable,
This is the time to listen to the quiet,
This is the Slow Path to Not Much.
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She who is at peace with herself can enjoy doing not much. She can lie abed of a morning and drink a cup of tea. She does not fill every moment with planned activity. She is unafraid of unstructured time, and the terrifying threat of boredom. She can take life as it comes. She can let her thoughts go where they may.
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The un-slow
The un-slow “use” every moment to get things done. They seek constant distraction.
The awful truth is gratuitous busyness rules beyond the borders of Rompshire.
Even worse, most man-made environments are anti-calm and not conducive to the slow lifestyle.
Hospitals have forgotten that calm and quiet heal. They are more like a race car pit stop. Medical mechanics monitor the machine that goes beep. They poke and prod a patient, sticking a needle in here, taking a blood-pressure there, waking the poor fellow up to feed him food substitute.
Human need and understanding are missing. To get well we need slow connection, the human touch, and care.
At the airport, constant announcements make it impossible to think. TVs blare from every corner. In restaurants, you have to shout to make yourself heard. The world is becoming ever more brutish, noisy, rushed, and distracted. But that’s not how it is here.
Slow is sophisticated
But you, dear member, have found your way to our hidden corner of the internet. You’re not brutish at all.
Here at Crumpetworthy Park, deep in the English countryside, life in the sophisticated slow lane continues.
Your membership confers (dare we say it) ‘instant’ sophistication. We may even offer you a knighthood for loyalty and service to the International Institute of Not Doing Much.
You can be of service by telling your friends about the IINDM.
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