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Aug 16, 2008

"An unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth." --Bonnie Friedman.

Time-Shifting vs Time Management

Stephan Rechtschaffen is a pioneer in the wellness movement and the founder of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. He also leads courses on using time creatively. Unlike time-management courses which teach people how to work efficiently at an ever-accelerating pace, Rechtschaffen's basic premise is that it is crucial to learn how to "timeshift," to move smoothly from fast to medium to slow and back again. Each speed has its proper place, he believes, but the rhythms of industrialized societies, including the United States, encourage us to live in "fast forward" virtually all the time. He asserts that we pay a heavy price for doing so. In this interview he shares more.