IdeasOpinion
The pleasure of doing one thing slowly
Single-tasking is usually sold as a way to get more done. Our ideas writer makes the case for making tea, mending socks and reading one book at a time — for their own sake.
By Jun Park5 min read
Section · 4 stories
Ideas
Friendly arguments about attention, craft and how we live.
Ideas is where we think out loud — about attention, slowness, unfinished work and the tools we use to find our way. Opinion pieces and guides, written to be argued with.
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