Those who live well have mastered the "slow" formula

Modern people are always chasing after time, but often forget that life itself requires breathing space. Those who truly live calmly are often not the fastest runners, but those who know when to slow down. There are too many life wisdom hidden in the word 'slow' that we have overlooked.

1. Slow Food: Rethinking Eating

1. Double Chewing Frequency

From 15 times per bite to 30 times, saliva amylase can more fully break down food. A study has found that the slow chewing group consumes 12% less calories than the fast eating group.

2. Put down your phone and focus on eating

It takes 20 minutes for the brain to receive signals of satiety. People who eat while scrolling through their phones tend to consume an average of 23% more food.

3. Create a sense of dining ceremony

Lay out your favorite placemats and use exquisite tableware. This' slow eating 'attitude can enhance dietary satisfaction and reduce unnecessary snack intake.

2. Slow motion: Find a comfortable rhythm for the body

1. Tai Chi style exercise philosophy

Three 30 minute eight dan jin exercises per week can more continuously regulate metabolism than vigorous exercise. The key lies in the perfect combination of breathing and movement.

2. Five senses experience during walking

Take a 30 minute walk every evening, paying attention to feeling the touch on your feet and listening to environmental sounds. This mindful walking can significantly reduce stress hormone levels.

3. The Art of Stay in Yoga

Maintain 5-8 deep breaths in each posture to provide deep muscle stimulation. Research shows that this slow training can better improve body flexibility.

3. Slow thinking: Give the brain some free time

1. 15 minute meditation in the morning

Simple practice of observing breathing can reshape the structure of the frontal lobe of the brain. After 8 weeks of persistence, the decision-making error rate can be reduced by 27%.

2. Deep immersion in paper reading

Reserve 1 hour per day to turn off electronic devices and focus on reading physical books. This slow information reception method is more conducive to knowledge internalization. Before making an important decision, prepare a cup of clear tea by imitating the tea ceremony process. This buffering process can make thinking clearer and more comprehensive.

4. Slow Activity: Redesign the pace of life

1. Weekend half day internet outage plan

Turn off all smart devices every Saturday morning and do some manual household chores. This digital detoxification can effectively restore attention.

2. The healing power of handmade crafts

Complete 1 weaving or woodworking work per month. The theta brain waves generated when focusing on manual labor are the same as those in deep meditation state.

3. Natural synchronization of solar term health

Adjust daily routine and diet according to the 24 solar terms, such as going to bed early and getting up early during the White Dew season. This kind of life that conforms to the weather is the most energy-efficient. Life is like cooking soup, the taste comes naturally when the heat is up. Those who live transparently have only understood this truth earlier. Starting today, if you try to press the speed button on a certain detail of life, you will find that what we need is not more time, but more knowledge of how to use time. Slow is not laziness, but a higher level of life wisdom.