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...respectful discourse. For example, maybe try saying “Let’s make this a little slower and smoother” followed (quickly) by a tickling session to defuse the inevitable awkwardness...
...instincts sometimes backfire so dramatically? Research on how the mind processes information suggests that part of the problem is a lack of data. Even when we're calm, our brains require 8 to 10 sec. to handle each novel piece of complex information. The more stress, the slower the process. Bombarded with new information, our brains shift into low gear just when we need to move fast. We diligently hunt for a shortcut to solve the problem more quickly. If there aren't any familiar behaviors available for the given situation, the mind seizes upon the first...
...Rogers said. “We just can’t afford to not to keep getting faster. Over the course of the season, it’s all about adding speed every week. If you’re not getting faster, you’re getting slower...
High thinks that besides the slower pace, the south also has a gentler attitude. “There are certain things that southerners prize,” High says, “like hospitality and grace, as well as certain codes of manners and kindness.” Unlike her fellow Cantabrigians, she says that she approaches others as potential friends, not strangers...
...Over,” was a rare fast-tempo break in the program, as more lilting slower pieces like “Dacey’s Memory” were set to rolling, soothing violin crescendos. Of course, just when the music became lulling, a sudden spark of energy in each dance would undoubtedly be unfurled. In “Dacey’s Memory,” this came in the form of dissonant piano notes that climaxed to a frustrated crash of chords and immediately caused a fall to silence in the soundtrack...