World enough & time : on creativity and slowing down
(Book)

Includes bibliography and references (pages 323 - 368).

"Making room for creativity is not about squeezing yet another activity into an already overflowing schedule or tossing another ball into a deluge of obligations. It's about scheduling fewer activities, dropping some of the balls, and slowing down--creating what Christian McEwen so eloquently describes as 'a rich sufficiency of time.' In World Enough & Time, McEwen quotes widely from literary and spiritual thinkers to explore the fruits of life lived slowly, deliberately, and with mindfulness. She draws on the wisdom of writers ranging from Henry David Thoreau to Mary Oliver and Adrienne Rich, artists and musicians from Auguste Rodin to Meredith Monk, and religious traditions from both the East and the West, creating a unique combination of history, spirituality, and practical advice about incorporating the benefits of slowness into everyday living. What she calls 'inspiration for the literate reader' does indeed inspire one to put down the smart phone and pick up pencil and paper, to deepen friendships through long, face-to-face conversations, and to step into one's life by actual walking: putting one foot in front of the other, preferably under the open sky." -- provided by the publisher.