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Slow life, brake for the hurried life.
There is such a fable: a little mouse runs desperately on the road. The crow asked it, "Little mouse, why do you run so fast?" Rest your legs. "
"I can't stop. I want to see what the end of this road looks like. " The mouse replied, keep running. After a while, the tortoise asked, "Why do you run so fast?" Get some sunshine. The mouse still replied, "no, I'm anxious to go to the end of the road to see what it's like there." "
Along the way, questions and answers continued. The little mouse never stopped, bent on reaching the finish line. Until one day, it suddenly hit a big stump at the end of the road. Stop.
"So this stump is at the end of the road!" The mouse sighed. What makes it even more depressed is that it finds itself old at this time: "If I had known this, how beautiful it would be to enjoy the scenery along the way ..."
Urban white-collar workers immersed in the fast pace of the workplace, their professional life is like a little mouse running: in order not to be late, they walk in a hurry; In order to catch up with the time, they wolfed down at the fast food restaurant; In order not to miss the phone calls of customers and bosses, they turn on their mobile phones 24 hours a day; In order to improve themselves, "charging" learning has become a crash course; In order to work, they put aside their children's feelings ... they race against the hour hand, minute hand and even second hand every day, and only have the concept of "faster, faster" in their minds.
John Lennon said: "When we struggle for life, life has left us." . The endless fast-paced life not only brings rich material rewards to urban white-collar workers, but also brings them mental anxiety, mental exhaustion, job burnout and health deterioration. These "people who race against time" finally found that the "quickness" in front of them had made them lose their way of life, getting farther and farther away from the healthy life and the essence of life, so a new way of life became popular among them-that is, abandoning quickness.
For example, some people began to calm down and read some words such as "chicken soup for the soul" to analyze their emotions and experience life; Start to resume afternoon tea or lunch time driven away by the "fast pace" at work to buffer rest and communication between people; Start to get rid of some disposable entertainment and go home early; I began to leave the weekend for myself and reunite with my family and friends ... In fact, "slow" is an attitude, a way of life, and even more an ability-to exercise slowly, eat slowly, read slowly and think slowly ... All these "slow lives" have nothing to do with personal assets, just need to have a calm and calm attitude. When the blind majority are hypnotized by more and more "fast" demands, a few sober people have the ability to live a happy life, which is an ability that combines a clear sense of direction, transcendental determination and intelligence.
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The awakening of a white-collar worker
Whether busy or struggling, in short, since graduating from college, Zhang Li feels that she is still blessed by fate: she has a position-she is the financial manager of a large company with assets of hundreds of millions; The house is available-small in the city center and large in the suburbs; My son has-that little guy with a big head and strong thoughts is in the first grade of primary school. The car belongs to the Elysee Company, and the wife is a college girl.
Before June 65438+ 10 last year, Zhang Li was always satisfied with his status. I was a good student when I was studying, and I went smoothly from primary school to graduate school. After work, I am a good employee, and it is not difficult to be promoted from an ordinary employee to a financial manager. After marriage, he is a good husband and father, and his wife and son love him and are proud of him.
However, two things happened in June last year 165438+ 10, which deeply shocked Zhang Li. First, the hardcore brother who slept in his upper bunk in college died suddenly in the office. He is an excellent software engineer. Like Zhang Li, he has an enviable salary and family, and his 5-year-old daughter is more beautiful than a doll. Second, the physical examination of the unit, Zhang Li found out six problems, namely hyperlipidemia, hypertension, gastropathy, gallstones, lumbar disc herniation and fatty liver. Previously, Zhang Li himself did not feel any major discomfort. Although she also has backache, leg pain and stomach acid swelling from time to time, it is good to take some medicine and sleep. I just felt too tired at work, but I didn't expect to be sick at a young age.
It took Zhang half a month to go from shock to depression to meditation and then to sobriety. This is also his first vacation since he worked in 10. 65438+February 2, is the time for him to go back to work. On the afternoon of February, 65438, he went to his wife's office to pick her up from work. Instead of taking her home, he went straight to the park. The two chatted while drinking tea in the open-air teahouse. Zhang Li told his wife that he planned to live in a different way, hoping that she would understand and support him. Seeing that his wife was still at a loss, Zhang Li took out a piece of paper and wrote "Slow Life Plan" with a pen.
The "slow life plan" includes two parts: giving up and rebuilding. First of all, clean up those bubbles that have nothing to do with the essence of life and discard them. Zhang Li believes that it is these colorful bubbles that aggravate the pressure and force people to speed up the pace of life, thus causing physical and mental fatigue. Abandoning the foam garbage, you can stretch your mind, you can slow down and rebuild a truly happy life.
Zhang Li's understanding of a slow-paced happy life is to subtract life first. Less entertainment, less working hours, less high consumption. After subtraction, there is addition, which lengthens the time for sleeping, staying with family, being in a daze and feeling happy.
Zhang Li's life has really changed. As soon as he got home from work, he turned off all his mobile phones and landline, went to the market to buy food and cooked it carefully according to the nutrition menu. After dinner, I don't watch TV or surf the Internet. I took my son for a walk by the river. When the son finishes his homework, he will play and chat with his son. He will sleep at 10.
On weekends, one day I took my wife and son to climb mountains, and one day I got together with some good friends, also in the suburbs, taking a walk, fishing, sunbathing and eating farm food. ...
Zhang Li lives an interesting life according to his slow life plan, but his wife is never practical. Her biggest worry is that Zhang Li's boss is not satisfied with his work and will lose his job. Zhang Li said that I fulfilled my duties in eight hours and did my work impeccably. If the boss is not satisfied, I can't help it, then find another way out. My wife said no, such a good job can't be lost. Without it, there will be no car and no house, and the quality of life will drop sharply. "It doesn't matter, don't have a car by bus, can't afford a house we will buy a set, anyway, empty is empty. Whether the quality of life has declined is not what others have the final say, but what they feel. " Zhang Li is so free and easy that his wife can't laugh or cry. Now her best hope is that when she returns to her hometown in the New Year, Zhang Li's parents can persuade him to give up this so-called slow life plan. Zhang Li himself firmly believes that his parents can understand him, and he feels that such a life is closer to happiness and happiness.
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Will you choose "slow life"?
Pro-faction
Enjoy life, don't wait until you earn enough 654.38+0 million.
Slow down, you may lose money, but enrich your life, why not? People who are too practical will always get tired of life, but they can't see the most exciting and moving details in life. Slow down, carefully appreciate the blooming of a flower, indulge in a breeze, think about life, chew life, how simple and thorough! Enjoy life, don't wait until you earn enough 654.38+0 million. —— Civil servant Zhu Zhu
If you slow down properly, you will have fewer regrets in life.
In the process of pursuing benefits and realizing value, many people's lives really can't slow down, and they often miss many more precious things. For example, filial piety to parents, love and care for children and lovers ... We often see some successful people feel dejected or cry silently when talking about these things, and the guilt for family and family often becomes eternal pain. Do you have to be so nervous to succeed? In fact, everyone's life can be slowed down appropriately, and more private time can be reserved to enjoy the fun of life, so that life will be less regrettable. -Miss Li
opposition
Slow down and you will have a sense of crisis.
In my opinion, "slow life" means enjoying the rural lifestyle in a fast-paced city. It seems not difficult, but it is not easy to do. Take myself for example, I am so busy at work every day that I can certainly get rid of some unnecessary entertainment after work, but I have to be busy picking up books to "recharge" for my future work. It's okay to slow down, but there will be a sense of crisis and a feeling of being eliminated by society immediately. Therefore, although "slow life" is desirable, it is really not easy to achieve it. —— Company employee Xiao Wu
Who dares to be so free and easy unless he earns enough money?
Busy with endless business and entertainment every day, sometimes I really want to sleep for a few days after work, but it is beyond my power. Occasionally, when I don't go to work in the company because I am busy with other things, my mobile phone will keep ringing. The next day, there was a thick backlog of papers on my desk, and I was too busy to breathe. If I can really live a leisurely "slow life", that would be great. I can fully love what I love and enjoy what I like. However, under the pressure of life and fierce competition in the workplace, who can freely put down their work and enjoy a leisurely life? Unless you earn enough money to ensure that you won't worry about your livelihood for the rest of your life, you can retire early. —— Mr. Fang, Marketing Manager
Zhongli school
The key is self-regulation.
The rhythm of life cannot be simply linked to personal happiness, but the key is personal psychological adjustment and life pursuit. Some people enjoy the joy of life in the fast pace and busyness, while some people are full of anxiety and anxiety although their lives are slow. Leisure does not depend on the pace of life, but more on personal feelings and inner adjustment. —— Miss Lin, a company employee
It comes down to whether you like it or not.
"Slow life" also needs to have enough capital, and "family property" needs to be thick enough, at least life is guaranteed. If you live without a house or a car and everyone is busy making money, how can you live a leisurely life? "Fast" and "slow" are both a way of life. It comes down to whether you like it or not. After all, only you know whether the shoes fit or not. —— Graphic designer Xiao Fang
It is useless to be "slow" on the surface. The key is to be calm.
In modern life, everyone seems to be on the run, always looking very hard and desperate. People are constantly pursuing their own big or small wishes, but as a result, many people are physically and mentally exhausted and unhappy, and they are still not satisfied. I think that's because most people don't really know what their inner needs are. Therefore, a leisurely and comfortable lifestyle is not only manifested in fast or slow forms or actions. If people can't really calm down, naturally they can't live that kind of leisurely "slow life". -Dr. Wu.
Experts say
At present, China does not have the economic and social conditions to realize "slow life". Franklin's "Time is life, time is money" is still a famous saying for most people in China. But the value concept of "slow life" can and should be implemented in people's life, study and work. You can't live a "slow life", but you can do it with a slow pace, a slow speed and a slow mind. In this "three slowness", the most important thing is the "slow mentality". As long as you remember that "people can only stay in one time and space to do one thing" and "it's useless to worry", your mood will calm down and you won't be "caught" by time and become a slave of time. -Professor of Psychology WU GANG
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People can't help themselves in the workplace Maybe you can't fully enjoy the ideal "slow life", but at least you can slow down from fast to slow down through some tricks to relieve the pressure and anxiety brought by fast-paced life.
1. For those who are used to answering the phone as soon as it rings, I suggest you refrain from feeling too "intimate" with the phone and try to make the phone ring at least three times, or 10 seconds before answering it. This can relieve the unconscious nervousness before answering the phone.
2. Don't take the elevator if you can climb the stairs; Don't take the bus if you can walk. This is not only good for your health, but also helps you avoid the sense of suffocation and depression caused by space restrictions, which makes people feel very comfortable.
3. When you wake up in the morning, do you wake up as soon as possible by smoking or drinking coffee? Stop this practice immediately, otherwise artificially induced hyperactivity will make the nerves more nervous, so it is better to try to wake up naturally.
4. Listen to slow-paced music before going to bed-take a leisurely sleep.
Gradually reduce the frequency of eating fast food, because they will make you unconsciously speed up eating and go back to work without breathing. You should enjoy this meal, chat with friends and relatives, or talk with colleagues about topics other than work.
6. Fast-paced life will affect people's sleep quality, so don't let work problems bother you before going to bed. You should relax yourself as much as possible and do something unrelated to work.
7. Have Internet addicts who forget to sleep and eat and white-collar workers who sit in front of computers all day been stimulated by display screens and a lot of information to fill your brain and tighten your nerves? I suggest you quickly change the "zero distance" between yourself and the computer, try to reduce the frequency and time of surfing the Internet, and it is best not to spend more than 2 hours in front of the computer for continuous work and entertainment.
8. A messy workbench is one of the obvious signs of anxious people. How many people can clear their minds in such a disorderly environment? So, clean up your desk quickly, and you will find that a clean environment can help you overcome anxiety and get twice the result with half the effort.
9. The work is too tight and the schedule is too full. Are you in a hurry to work overtime to catch up? In fact, such a fast pace is not necessarily conducive to the completion of tedious tasks. Overcrowded arrangements will make you highly nervous, which will lead to anxiety. Try to divide the long working hours into several sections appropriately, and take 10 minutes every 2 hours to have a rest and relax the nervous nerves.
interconnection
"Slow Life" was first initiated by 1986 Italians who pay attention to slow food. At first, it was just to resist the sweeping American hamburgers and protect the local cuisine with national characteristics. Later, it developed into a "slow life": "slow down and rediscover new possibilities". Recently, some groups in Hong Kong have also begun to advocate a "slow food" culture, which makes busy people start to reflect on their lives. Now, this "slow culture" has "infected" 45 countries and become a growing international fashion.
The concept of "slow life" is now expanding. The year before last, Shenzhen used the concept of "slow city" to attract large-scale real estate. It is said that Bula, an Italian town with a population of only 654.38+500,000, has become the pioneer of the Slow City Movement. There, there is more space for people to walk, more green space for people to play, unsightly billboards and neon lights are removed, and people drive cars at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour. In order to keep the title of "slow city", it must also be inspected by supervisors regularly.
In addition to "Slow City", there is also "Slow Time Association". Members of the association will hold stopwatches in their hands and observe people passing by in the street. If they find someone walking 50 meters in less than 30 seconds, they will stop him and ask why. Their slogan is: "create time for everyone, everyone has time." It is said that the organization currently has more than 700 franchise partners around the world.
With the requirements of the times, "slow schools" have emerged, advocating non-competitive teaching methods, giving students more free time, opposing cramming teaching, advocating the establishment of a new teaching system, flexible teaching hours and setting courses according to students' needs.
Source: Nanfang Net-Nanfang Daily