Do you want to avoid stress in your daily life and improve your quality of life? Slow expert Regina Tödter has a solution for this. More well-being and happiness can be experienced every day through "Slow," or slowing down. That is the opinion of happiness coach Regina Tödter. You can find out more about this here in our expert interview on the topic of Slow.
Medicom: Slowing down makes you happy. Is that true? Why?
Slow expert Regina Tödter: Yes. Slowing down makes you happy. Every day has moments of happiness that we rush past. It’s about noticing the beautiful moments in everyday life. It’s about paying attention to the little things in life and in our daily routine, such as a salesperson's smile while shopping or the sunset after work. Through slowness, we experience the day much more consciously when we take things slower and give them more attention. You experience them more intensely, which is fulfilling. It is better to live your daily life a little less and a little slower. You can gain a lot from that.
Medicom: How can the SLOW attitude be introduced when living with children and/or a partner?
Slow expert Regina Tödter: Everyone ticks differently. You approach the situation with great benefit if you have this knowledge and show consideration for it. When your partner comes home from work, you should give them ten minutes to adjust. You have to accept that everyone has their own rhythm and allow yourself a short time-out. That works better when living together. You shouldn't schedule appointments on the weekend and instead let the day surprise you. Or, have a family member take turns deciding what will be done on a given day. That is what’s known as "flexitime."
If you are in a hurry, go slowly.
Medicom: What is the meaning behind the Japanese proverb: If you are in a hurry, go slowly?
Slow expert Regina Tödter: When you're in a rush, you make mistakes; you stumble due to carelessness. You actually want to save time, you want to work faster. But you lose time because you have to make corrections later. You cannot avoid multitasking, but you should try to concentrate on one thing as much as possible. When you approach something more slowly, the result is of higher quality.
Medicom: When was your first SLOW experience?
Slow expert Regina Tödter: I first experienced the "Slow" concept in 2013. Back then, there was far too much going on around me. I wanted to know what I could do to avoid getting caught in a vortex of stress. That was when I wrote this book and got rid of many things. I found this minimalism very liberating. You realize that the time everyone has is the same. It is an art to handle the time you have sensibly. Ultimately, Slow is a method that you can use at any time to take control of your own time when things start to move too fast again.
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