# In praise of slowness

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2005
- Speaker: Carl Honoré
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_honore_in_praise_of_slowness)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Journalist Carl Honoré believes the Western world's emphasis on speed erodes health, productivity and quality of life. But there's a backlash brewing, as everyday people start putting the brakes on their all-too-modern lives.

## Lectures

1. [In praise of slowness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/carl_honore_in_praise_of_slowness/5fd6e5b3660a), 19 min (TED's player)