tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post2289976573827092977..comments2023-08-01T16:04:28.665+02:00Comments on The Slow Bicycle Movement: Carl Honore on SlownessColville-Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-16329308576671413242009-06-30T23:44:48.212+02:002009-06-30T23:44:48.212+02:00Slow is indeed better and more efficient, and we&#...Slow is indeed better and more efficient, and we're all about efficiency. We recently launched a new site and it is dedicated to utility cycling, so we thought you might be interested - www.utilitycycling.org. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to guest post or become involved in some way. Thanks!Melanie Colavitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768120061969360804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-86495080717733394592009-06-14T15:23:52.423+02:002009-06-14T15:23:52.423+02:00Fine line between quickest and quality. Also betwe...Fine line between quickest and quality. Also between lazy and slow. <br /><br />Our company has a TQM (Total Quality Management) program. One of the hallmarks is "Doing it Right the first time every time"...callbacks cost money. <br /><br />Unfortunately too many people look at speed and price, with quality being a distance third if it is even considered at all.<br /><br />I can give you many, many examples where doing something quickly or in a hurry ended up with very tangible costs in quality and money.<br /><br /><br /><br />Aaron2whls3spdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954543886269776858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-26369498839373629512009-06-11T19:34:30.744+02:002009-06-11T19:34:30.744+02:00You say that, but the businesses that do things qu...You say that, but the businesses that do things quickest and best are the ones that survive.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-54048367986620702072009-06-11T08:02:22.632+02:002009-06-11T08:02:22.632+02:00if you rush and stress you are less productive. do...if you rush and stress you are less productive. doing something fast doesn't mean you're doing it well.Colville-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-15999725563685009922009-06-10T19:15:49.723+02:002009-06-10T19:15:49.723+02:00Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world&...<i>Journalist Carl Honore believes the Western world's emphasis on speed <b>erodes</b> health, <b>productivity</b> and quality of life.</i><br /><br />Erodes productivity? Productiviy is the measure of how much is accomplished over a given time. By definition, "slow" decreases productivity.Doohickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088639153697449691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-37265575313322676782009-06-10T16:47:48.107+02:002009-06-10T16:47:48.107+02:00Last night, I rode home from the grocery store, lo...Last night, I rode home from the grocery store, loaded with groceries and a chai in my hand. Risky, some might say, but it forced me to slow down. I saw so much more that way. And it didn't cost me much time, either.spiderleggreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306905473637646256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-798032204888409497.post-75946055295923883762009-06-10T14:09:02.464+02:002009-06-10T14:09:02.464+02:00One good thing about riding slower is you can carr...One good thing about riding slower is you can carry on a conversation with your neighbor cyclists instead of staring at their rear wheel praying you’re not the one to collapse the peloton into a yard sale of twisted bloody bicycle parts.<br /><br />Another good thing about riding slower is the sights, sounds and smells you’ll pass. After a long day on a tour across North Carolina last year, a group of us were standing around talking about what we had seen. One person chimed up, “well I didn’t see any of that! All I saw was the back of so-and so’s tire all day!” How sad. Personally, I would hate to pass by a cedar grove or a field of lilac so fast I didn’t notice the refreshing scent or race by an old couple sitting on their front porch without waving hello.<br /><br />Riding too fast, you’re likely to miss the experience of exploring a little corner of the world or meeting a new friend.<br /><br />JackJack and Raquelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306313363439375143noreply@blogger.com