It'sanironyofourmodernlivesthatwhiletechnologyiscontinuallyinventedthatsavesustime,weusethattimetodomoreandmorethings,andsoourlivesaremorefast-pacedandhecticthanever.
Lifemovesatsuchafastpacethatitseemstopassusbybeforewecanreallyenjoyit.
However,itdoesn'thavetobethisway.Let'srebelagainstahecticlifestyleandslowdowntoenjoylife.
Aslower-pacedlifemeansmakingtimetoenjoyyourmornings,insteadofrushingofftoworkinafrenzy.Itmeanstakingtimetoenjoywhateveryou'redoing,toappreciatetheoutdoors,toactuallyfocusonwhoeveryou'retalkingtoorspendingtimewith-insteadofalwaysbeingconnectedtoaBlackberryoriPhoneorlaptop,insteadofalwaysthinkingaboutworktasksandemails.Itmeanssingle-taskingratherthanswitchingbetweenamultitudeoftasksandfocusingonnoneofthem.
Slowingdownisaconsciouschoice,andnotalwaysaneasyone,butitleadstoagreaterappreciationforlifeandagreaterlevelofhappiness.
Here'showtodoit.
1.Doless.It'shardtoslowdownwhenyouaretryingtodoamillionthings.Instead,maketheconsciouschoicetodoless.Focusonwhat'sreallyimportant,whatreallyneedstobedone,andletgooftherest.Putspacebetweentasksandappointments,soyoucanmovethroughyourdaysatamoreleisurelypace.Readmore.
2.Bepresent.It'snotenoughtojustslowdown-youneedtoactuallybemindfulofwhateveryou'redoingatthemoment.Thatmeans,whenyoufindyourselfthinkingaboutsomethingyouneedtodo,orsomethingthat'salreadyhappened,orsomethingthatmighthappen…gentlybringyourselfbacktothepresentmoment.Focusonwhat'sgoingonrightnow.Onyouractions,onyourenvironment,onothersaroundyou.Thistakespracticebutisessential.
3.Disconnect.Don'talwaysbeconnected.IfyoucarryaroundaniPhoneorBlackberryorothermobiledevice,shutitoff.Betteryet,learntoleaveitbehindwhenpossible.Ifyouworkonacomputermostoftheday,havetimeswhenyoudisconnectsoyoucanfocusonotherthings.Beingconnectedallthetimemeanswe'resubjecttointerruptions,we'reconstantlystressedaboutinformationcomingin,weareatthemercyofthedemandsofothers.It'shardtoslowdownwhenyou'realwayscheckingnewmessagescomingin.
4.Focusonpeople.Toooftenwespendtimewithfriendsandfamily,ormeetwithcolleagues,andwe'renotreallytherewiththem.Wetalktothembutaredistractedbydevices.Wearethere,butourmindsareonthingsweneedtodo.Welisten,butwe'rereallythinkingaboutourselvesandwhatwewanttosay.Noneofusareimmunetothis,butwithconsciouseffortyoucanshutofftheoutsideworldandjustbepresentwiththepersonyou'rewith.Thismeansthatjustalittletimespentwithyourfamilyandfriendscangoalongway-amuchmoreeffectiveuseofyourtime,bytheway.Itmeanswereallyconnectwithpeopleratherthanjustmeetingwiththem.
5.Appreciatenature.Manyofusareshutinourhomesandofficesandcarsandtrainsmostofthetime,andrarelydowegetthechancetogooutside.Andoftenevenwhenpeopleareoutside,they'retalkingontheircellphones.Instead,takethetimetogooutsideandreallyobservenature,takeadeepbreathoffreshair,enjoytheserenityofwaterandgreenery.Exerciseoutdoorswhenyoucan,orfindotheroutdooractivitiestoenjoysuchasnaturewalks,hiking,swimming,etc.Feelthesensationsofwaterandwindandearthagainstyourskin.Trytodothisdaily-byyourselforwithlovedones.
6.Eatslower.Insteadofcrammingfooddownourthroatsasquicklyaspossible-leadingtoovereatingandalackofenjoymentofourfood-learntoeatslowly.Bemindfulofeachbite.Appreciatetheflavorsandtextures.Eatingslowlyhasthedoublebenefitofmakingyoufulleronlessfoodandmakingthefoodtastebetter.Isuggestlearningtoeatmorerealfoodaswell,withsomegreatspices（insteadoffatandsaltandsugarandfryingforflavor）.
7.Driveslower.Speedydrivingisaprettyprevalenthabitinourfast-pacedworld,butit'salsoresponsibleforalotoftrafficaccidents,stress,andwastedfuel.Instead,makeitahabittoslowdownwhenyoudrive.Appreciateyoursurroundings.Makeitapeacefultimetocontemplateyourlife,andthethingsyou'repassing.Drivingwillbemoreenjoyable,andmuchsafer.You'lluselessfueltoo.
8.Findpleasureinanything.Thisisrelatedtobeingpresent,buttakingitastepfarther.Whateveryou'redoing,befullypresent…andalsoappreciateeveryaspectofit,andfindtheenjoyableaspects.Forexample,whenwashingdishes,insteadofrushingthroughitasaboringchoretobefinishedquickly,reallyfeelthesensationsofthewater,thesuds,thedishes.Itcanreallybeanenjoyabletaskifyoulearntoseeitthatway.Thesameappliestootherchores-washingthecar,sweeping,dusting,laundry-andanythingyoudo,actually.Lifecanbesomuchmoreenjoyableifyoulearnthissimplehabit.
9.Single-task.Theoppositeofmulti-tasking.Focusononethingatatime.Whenyoufeeltheurgetoswitchtoothertasks,pause,breathe,andpullyourselfback.Readmore.
10.Breathe.Whenyoufindyourselfspeedingupandstressingout,pause,andtakeadeepbreath.Takeacouplemore.Reallyfeeltheaircomingintoyourbody,andfeelthestressgoingout.Byfullyfocusingoneachbreath,youbringyourselfbacktothepresent,andslowyourselfdown.It'salsonicetotakeadeepbreathortwo-doitnowandseewhatImean.:）
生活的节奏如此之快以至于当我们还没有真正的享受生活的时候它却已经离我们远去了。
尽管如此，这也并不是不可以改变的。让我们抛弃这样的生活方式，慢下来去享受生活。
慢下来是一种有意识的选择，而且并不那么容易，但是它却指向对生活更加深刻的认识和更高层次的幸福。
这里有一些方法。
6.吃得慢一些。不要尽可能快的把食物填满我们的喉咙--这样会导致我们吃的太多，并且享受不到食物带给我们的快乐，学着吃得慢一些。每一口都仔细品味。欣赏食物的味道和质地。吃得慢一些有两个好处，不仅可以让你吃得少一些就能吃饱，还可以让食物更美味。我建议尝试吃更多有着非常好的香料的真正的食物（少吃一些脂肪、盐、糖含量高和油炸的东西）.