The pandemic forced many of us to slow down, and more than a few people have welcomed the break from the usual hectic pace of life.
Writer Matt Haig noticed his own coping skills with modern life faltering a few years ago, and finally realized he needed to make some changes. He shares his odyssey and some of the things he learned in the book Notes on a Nervous Planet.
No big surprise here: some of the "advances" of our time can really interfere with our well-being. Book and interview are pre-pandemic, from two years ago.