Slowing Down

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

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🗓️ 2 February 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We're always asked to be faster and more precise. But what can we learn from slowing down — even procrastinating? This hour, TED speakers explore why taking it slow is crucial...for all of us. Guests include TV producer Thomas Hellum, psychologist Adam Grant, blogger Tim Urban, mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe, marketer Lakshmi Pratury, and video artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo. (Original broadcast date: August 26, 2016)

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Guy here.
0:03.2	Have you ever been told not to procrastinate that it's bad for your productivity?
0:08.5	Well, it turns out that that is not entirely true.
0:12.7	So what if I told you that slowing down or pushing something off or even doing nothing
0:17.6	for a period of time could actually be a good thing?
0:21.2	Well, on this episode, we're going to explore why taking it slow is hard but crucial.
0:27.0	This is called slowing down and it originally aired in August of 2016.
0:33.4	This is the Ted Radio Hour.
0:39.4	Each week, groundbreaking Ted Talks.
0:41.4	Ted Talks.
0:42.4	Ted.
0:43.4	Ted.
0:44.4	Technology.
0:45.4	Entertainment.
0:46.4	Design.
0:47.4	Design.
0:48.4	Is that really what's 10 for us?
0:49.4	I've never known that.
0:50.4	Delivered at Ted Conferences Around the World.
0:51.4	It's the gift of the human imagination.
0:52.4	We've had to believe in impossible things.
0:54.7	The true nature of reality beckons from just beyond.
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