--- title: Slow. Slow-er author: George Mandis date: 2019-07-18 description: Exercises in conscious deceleration tags: post, post, thoughts --- *I wrote this draft one (or two?) years ago. I have an unfortunate habit of scribbling down the genesis of something that could be interesting, were I to expound upon it later. All too often they end up staying as drafts. In an effort to let those things live, I'm publishing some of those, no matter how incomplete.* Biking yesterday I saw a sign that made me want to turnaround and snap a photo. It wasn't the execution of the sign or the literal message that drew me in. It was the subtle difference between this sign and the countless signs in the neighborhood that read *Slow— Children at Play* or some variation of that. ![Slow-er](https://georgemandis.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/slow-er/slow-er.jpg) Earlier in the day I’d found a precursor: ![A snail shell on the sidewalk](https://georgemandis.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/slow-er/slow1.jpg) ![A snail shell on the sidewalk, sans snail](https://georgemandis.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/slow-er/slow2.jpg) A practice in conscientious deceleration. Slowing the pace. How often do I do that? How often would it help?