In the age of speed, we spend our lives in constant rushing without pause. We go through experiences and events superficially without truly living them. We have lost the rituals of dining tables after the invasion of fast food, small talk with strangers, contemplation, and reflection during waiting times after the internet invasion. We have lost our free time and our lives due to work demands and the urgent accomplishments expected of us, “We started to pant to catch up with the clock’s hands.”
The spirit of speed has infiltrated all aspects of our lives, making everything condensed, smaller, and faster results. We have become obsessed with achieving more in shorter and shorter times, shifting focus from quality to quantity under time pressure, leading our lives to shallowness.
The culture of speed reading, small pocket books, fast food, microlearning, microblogging, quick weight loss systems, and accumulating work tasks that must be completed as soon as possible, represent the framework that characterizes us in light of our immersion and reckless rush toward life.
“We have neglected the damages resulting from the culture of speed, which imposes superficiality, eliminates depth, and disconnects you from yourself, others, and the world. The fast-paced individual always finds themselves busy, stressed, and bored, caring more about getting rid of their burden than the quality of their actions, unlike the slow-paced person who is contemplative, patient, open-minded, and calm, focusing on the quality of their work. Therefore, I invite you to embrace a little slowness for a better quality of life, so that what remains of our beautiful lives does not disappear due to excessive speed.”
