Simon Sinek

It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else.

English Author

Lil Uzi Vert

Don't get me wrong: school is good and all, but school is way too slow for me. Like, super slow. So I didn't want to go. I wanted to learn on my own with real life experiences.

American Rapper

Nadia Comaneci

What can you know about life at 14? I have learned a lot since, but you learn slowly. You get hit by many things and try to make sense of it.

Romanian Athlete

Jackie Chan

I like to change characters and then, slowly I believe the audience treat me as, like an actor who can fight. It's not like an action star.

Chinese Actor

Estelle

When my career slowed, I knew deep down it wasn't over.

British Musician

John C. Maxwell

As you get older, time speeds up but life slows down.

American Clergyman

Dev Anand

Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly.

Indian Actor

Jason Winston George

Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' slows the world down.

American Actor

Gena Lee Nolin

My children teach me to slow down and enjoy life.

American Actress

Camille Paglia

Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.

American Author

Describes frustration or impatience when things are not happening quickly enough.

Emotional Tone

Can imply careful, thoughtful action rather than just being slow.

Deliberate Action

Enhances visual imagery or storytelling by setting a scene's pace.

Descriptive Language

Used to suggest increased attention or care in movement.

Caution Indicator

Communicates a casual or non-urgent atmosphere.

Relaxed Tone

Can be used as an imperative to reduce speed immediately.

Command

Commonly used in speech to sound more conversational and less formal.

Natural Speech

Though common, it is technically incorrect; 'slowly' is the proper adverb form.

Incorrect Usage

Shows that an activity is hard or takes considerable effort.

Emphasizing Difficulty

 such as an increased heart rate and slower breathing. But scientists still aren't sure exactly how or why the tears themselves are helpful. They may be a social mechanism to elicit sympathy or show submission. But some studies have also found that emotional tears contain higher levels of stress hormones,

Why do we cry? The three...

 Meanwhile, stress hormones affect immune cells in a variety of ways. Initially, they help prepare to fight invaders and heal after injury, but chronic stress can dampen function of some immune cells, make you more susceptible to infections, and slow the rate you heal. Want to live a long life?

How stress affects your...

 It enters a new state of matter called a superfluid. The atoms lose their individual identity, and the rules from the quantum world take over, and that's what gives superfluids such spooky properties. For example, if you shine light through a superfluid, it is able to slow photons down

John Bohannon: Dance vs....

 Neurons in your brain have receptors perfectly tailored to this molecule. When adenosine docks to these receptors, it activates a cascade of biochemical reactions that cause neurons to fire more sluggishly and slow the release of important brain-signaling molecules.

How does caffeine keep...

 plates eating with chopsticks to eat more slowly and i promised myself i could have anything i wanted as long as i ate it with a knife and a fork trust me it feels ridiculous to eat a snickers bar like this but it helped me be more conscious of what i was eating

The psychological weight...

 other nations followed, with colonial empires spreading the system around the world. As France's main rival, Britain had resisted revolutionary ideas and retained its traditional units. But over the next two centuries, the British Empire slowly transitioned,

Why the metric system...

 and signals from the environment telling us it's dark outside. The rise in sleep-inducing chemicals, like adenosine and melatonin, send us into a light doze that grows deeper, making our breathing and heart rate slow down and our muscles relax.

What would happen if you...

 sleeping either too much or too little, restlessness or slowness, or persistent thoughts of suicide. Worldwide, about one to three percent of adults experience the broad range of symptoms that indicate bipolar disorder.

What is bipolar...

 researchers used high-speed cameras to study frog muscles and the slowed down video helps reveal secrets of the frogs

Frog Jumps Caught in...

 slowly inexorably it spreads down through the shafts towards the deeper part of the nest

Slow

Taking a long time to move or act.

Often appears as...

To become or make someone or something loose speed or move at a slower speed.

Often appears as...

At a slow pace.

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Emotional Tone

Deliberate Action

Descriptive Language

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