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Podcast Interview with Carl Honore

Get in touch with your inner tortoise.

In this episode of the Unhustle Podcast, I had the pleasure to interview Carl Honore, The God Father of the Slow Movement.

Carl had his aha moment at a newsstand at an airport. He picked up a newspaper and read an article on how to speed read to your kids at night. Carl was stunned. What have we done as a society.

On that plane ride, doing absolutely nothing for the first time in a long time, Carl committed to change. He decided to Slow Down.

Fast forward to today.

Carl is known as:

“The global guru on the Slow Movement.”

Globe and Mail

“An in-demand spokesman on slowness.”

The Wall Street Journal

“The godfather of the Slow Movement.”

ABC TV News

In addition, he’s just a really awesome human being.

Carl Honoré is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and TED speaker. As the voice of the Slow Movement, he travels the world to teach people how to thrive in a fast world – by slowing down.

Carl has been featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled Britons slow down. He presented a TV show (ABC 1) called Frantic Family Rescue where he did the same for families in Australia. His TED talk on the benefits of slowing down has been viewed 2.8 million times.

Before spearheading the Slow Movement, Carl spent a decade working as a journalist. He covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, Time, National Post and other publications.

His first book, In Praise of Slow, examines our compulsion to hurry and chronicles a global trend toward putting on the brakes. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism.”

Carl has written 4 books so far and has presented two Ted talks.

His first book, In Praise of Slow, examines our compulsion to hurry and chronicles a global trend toward putting on the brakes. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism.”

His second book, Under Pressure, explores the good, the bad and the ugly of modern childrearing – and offers a blueprint for change. It was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement.”

Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.

Carl’s latest book, Bolder: Making The Most Of Our Longer Lives, is about ageing – how we can do it better and feel better about doing it. It’s also a rallying cry against the last form of discrimination that dare speak its name: ageism.

Connect with Carl, read his books, watch his Ted talks and follow his journey at http://www.carlhonore.com/

And most importantly, remember to Slow Down.

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