The Slow Coach – Slow down – achieve more

Can we slow down….and achieve the same results?

 

3 people are followed as they spend a month slowing down, achieving and receiving unexpected benefits.

“Find some kind of slow ritual or activity, something that you enjoy doing, but that just shifts you into a lower gear.  That helps you connect with your inner tortoise… something that acts as a break, and build that into your day”

 

“We don’t allow enough time between things…..think about adding a few more minutes in that space in between…”

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0383k2h 

The Biology of Kindness: How It Makes Us Happier and Healthier

Being a good friend, and being compassionate toward others, may be one of the best ways to improve your own health

Kindness = Enlightened self interest?

Acts of kindness produce chemical ‘highs’, release bonding hormones and lead to a healthier nervous system.

Is there really such a thing as altruism, or is being kind merely ‘enlightened’ self interest?

 

Cool to be kind: The advantages of being altruistic – The Independent