How to Reduce Stress by Doing Less and Doing It Slowly
âBeware the barrenness of a busy life.â ~Socrates
In April, NPR ran a story titled, âThe Slow Internet Movement.â It reported that hipster cities, like Portland, Oregon, are sprouting Internet cafĂ©s that only offer dial-up access to the web.
These cafĂ©s give customers, âSlow pours and slow Internet. Here, you can order your coffee and spend four hours checking your email, all for $.99 an hour.â
âWow,â I thought.â Thatâs just my speed!â (No pun intended.) But the story didnât just run in April. It ran on April 1st and was NPRâs little April Fools joke at the expense âŠ