In Carl's talk he promotes the idea that as a society we are to fast. We rush to get as much as we can done in the shortest amount of time. This prevents us from enjoying life. I agree that we need to slow down once and a while. Presently am definitely guilty of going too fast. Its one thing after another school homework, work, extracurricular activities and other. I never take time to fully enjoy my life instead i'm rushing through it. He says the Nordic countries are combating this, they apparently have less work hours but the same or better productivity. I think slowing down as a society could be good for the environment. If everyone wasn't rushing more people would take the time to walk or bike leading to less carbon emissions. Carl says this behavior stems from urbanism and consumerism. You could say its one of the signs of affluenza that we spoke of in class. We try to pursue more, get more "stuff" we rush about trying to get more done in a short time. This leads to a painful, contagious, condition of overload, debt and anxiety which is affluenza.
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