I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to The Next Right Thing. You're listening to episode 329.

I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional workshop leader. I live in the Piedmont of North Carolina with my family and

through my work I've helped thousands of spiritually thoughtful people overcome

decision fatigue so that they can discern their next right thing in faith,

work, and life.

This is a podcast about making decisions, but it's also about making a life.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you need a few minutes away from the constant stream of

information and the sometimes delightful but distracting hum of

entertainment you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

This week we're continuing our walk through past episodes,

doing something we've never done before.

I'm looking back at some of my personal favorites.

One thing I know for sure,

after nearly seven years of hosting this podcast is that sometimes

listener favorites are not the same as mine.

So I'm indulging myself and republishing some favorites of my own that maybe you missed.

This episode was originally published as episode 136 in July of 2020

and it explores the question,

Is there room for slow processing in this fast moving world?

How can we make thoughtful decisions when everything moves so fast?

It's a great one to revisit. I hope you'll listen in. Several years ago I was invited to be part of a committee to plan an event that would happen in six months time.

I went to the first meeting, listened to the conversations, engaged as I could,

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