4 day fridge fermented pizza dough
3 day air drying jerky after a 3 day marinade.
I’m down with that.
But cleaning still needs to be 90mph because I’m gonna get bored and give up.
You need to turn off your grindcore and listen to some progressive doom metal.
Just listen to sleep and you’ll be good to go.
I actually did listen to doom metal to fall asleep when I was a teenager. Good times…
There’s a band that I forgot the name of… I saw them live and they probably played 3 songs in total. It was sooo slow. It was fantastic!
Bell Witch is like this. Their album Mirror Reaper is technically one “song.”
My wife got me into audiobooks. We’re both avid readers, and wanted to read when we couldn’t read. My wife, however, cranks her shit up to 2x to consume, consume, consume, and chastises me for listening at normal speed. I want to enjoy what I’m reading, bask in the world building.
Honestly it really depends on how boring parts are. If it’s 1x speed for some content and highly predictable what they are going to say, I for some reason assume I know the rest of the sentence they will say, then use the “extra time” I just gained and let my mind wander. Then I miss the next sentence. So strangely, I can understand things better at a higher speed because it doesn’t give me time for that bad habit. Maybe she is like that too, finding she understands it better if she listens to it faster because it makes her focus better.
I disagree with you completely! Out of principle, I can’t do that, it’s practically skipping ahead!
I did uparrow you, because despite our opposite perspectives, I appreciate your contribution to the discussion.
Does she not pause audiobook to think about economic currency conversion rates in that fictional world?
I have some podcasts I’ll listen to at 1.2x speed but it’s usually because I’m trying to get it to properly fit a given drive. I have one relatively frequent drive that I can nicely fit 3 episodes of a daily podcast at 1.2x speed, but otherwise is too long for 2 episodes or too short for a third at 1x speed. For audiobooks though I stick with 1x so I can fully take in the content.
For reading I really only read in bed now, so it takes me about 2-4 weeks to finish a book usually
I agree with everything you said. Podcasts are shorter and so I don’t want to have 8 minutes left to finish later, because I just won’t. But I’m listening to 30-hour books, and I’m going to have a listen the way it’s meant to be listened to.
I also only read in bed, and I basically do a chapter a night, sometimes two if they’re short, and sometimes half of one of they’re long. I do try to find natural stopping points, I can’t stand being in the middle.
I get both your perspectives. My wife listens to audiobooks at normal speed and enjoys it. I listen in sometimes, but my brain isn’t cut out for it.
I read much faster than most (all?) narration, but when I speed it up, it loses something. I did listen to podcasts at 1.5x speed at one point, and it helped, but podcasts aren’t exactly narrative driven.
In the end, I find I just prefer written material in most cases. It’s just easier for me to focus on.
I tend to like 1.2x. I want to enjoy it, but audiobook narrators talk very slowly for clarity. If I listen that slow I tend to get distracted.
I only listen to 2x when I don’t need to connect/understand the information and just want to get the big picture.
I sometimes slow some narrators because they talk too fast!
Live slow, die old!
It already takes me 15 minutes to brew about 10 cups of coffee for myself.
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slowmaxxxing is a privilege
I got the 15 minute coffee down at least. I’m one of those coffee snobs, hand a Hario pour over and a French press, and use a gooseneck kettle. There’s no rushing a good coffee. I make myself about 20 oz twice a day. First thing before work, and again on my lunch break.
That sounds fantastic!
I’m a coffee scrub. What I make tastes great, but only because I add stuff to it. I use a cheap-ass espresso machine, pull three shots worth, pour it over some ice, add some benefiber (flavorless powder, just adds fiber to stuff) and some flavoring (right now I’m rocking an horchata mix), then some oatmilk, then shake to mix it.
This doesn’t take 15 minutes, but it takes a lot longer than it should because I’m usually making breakfast at the same time. The ritual is quite relaxing though.
If you enjoy it, that’s all that matters. I’m a snob over my coffee, but also a big advocate that if you’re not hurting anyone, do whatever you like.
For me, I prefer a simple coffee. Starting with good beans (mostly African: Ethiopian, Kenya AA, Congo Kivu. I dunno what’s in the soil but African beans are better than anything else I’ve had. Costs Rican beans are pretty good too), the Ethiopian Sidamo Guji region is my favorite). Always light roast. Lightly sweetened with a touch of milk for creaminess.
Closest I’ve come to enjoying “fancy” coffee is an Americano with milk. Not big on straight espresso, nor anything that ends in -chino (cappu, frappu, etc).
If you are ever interested in some good beans, check out S&W Craft Roasting for really good stuff. For a budget brew, I go with Fresh Roasted Coffee (they have a website and an Amazon storefront).
This sounds chill but are there actual evidence that taking it this slow improves your (mental?) health significantly?
My personal experience tends to agree.
Mine absolutely disagrees. After years (pandemic) of trying to be deliberate and slow, my mind has slowed down and doing anything quickly and efficiently is more challenging.
Cookies I can 1000% attest to. The dough gets made quick, sure, but letting it age in the refrigerator for 3-4 days before baking makes a truly excellent cookie.
Varies on the type of course but chocolate chip nearly always wins here. That and with brown butter, also a “take it slow” process.
Watch a 1-3 YouTube series on a niche historical topic :3
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Okay Sanic.
Need to get amongst some Slow TV!
Those Norwegian train rides are some comfy viewing.
My boss disagrees with this.
Smoked some bacon the other day. Took 8 hours after a week of curing the bacon. There’s not a moment I regretted from any of that time spent, and the bacon is delicious.
Poor pig :(
The pig didn’t feel the the curing or smoking.
Don’t ever watch or listen to anything at higher speeds. 1x or slower.
If you get bored/distracted, then that’s something you have to work on
