On the Duty to Think Slowly
I would like to make a case for slowness. Not the slowness of indifference or the slowness of obstruction, but the deliberate, chosen slowness of a mind that refuses to be rushed past the point where understanding becomes possible.
This is, I am aware, an unfashionable position. The dominant culture rewards speed of response, certainty of opinion, and the appearance of having already thought through whatever has just happened. The person who says “I need to think about this” is perceived not as rigorous but as behind.