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10 Slow down

“Slow down, you move too fast” is not just the opening line of Simon and Garfunkel’s hit song “Feelin’ Groovy,” but a principle of engagement that has become lost in the current world of rapid transactions. Our lives are dominated by seven-second videos, soundbite-driven news and phone waving at the checkout.

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