Slow Thought: a manifesto

Experienced writers know that “writing is re-writing”. Maybe I’m just slower than others, but I’d like to transfer that to “thinking is re-thinking”. However, as we know since Sokrates’ example, the difficulty remains that by the time we’re done, we might be late to the party.

I would best describe it as playful thought, not as much slow thought. The philosophical response may be slow, but often because the mind plays with thought in its head before arriving at a response. Play is quite fast and meandering, as the author points out well.

Vaguely related, but I liked this comic about not answering questions too quickly:

http://kiriakakis.net/comics/mused/a-day-at-the-park

if i am learning anything as a parent (and it's debatable) it's that my first reaction to my children's (mid)behaviour is usually unhelpful, and i should slow down and give myself time to process.

The slow movement (I seem to remember pushing for slow coding) is a good one, but for me aimed at ensuring the choice we make is the choice we would want to make.

it is very related to Daniel Kanniman (if i spelt that right)

Never underestimate a philosopher's ability to produce thousands of words from nothing more than staring into their own navel.