Slow Education - A Conversation with Carl Honoré

Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and the voice of
the Slow Movement. His two main-stage TED Talks have been viewed
millions of times. His TED Course is entitled How to
slow down.


Carl travels the world to deliver powerful keynotes that put time
and tempo in a whole new light. His counter-intuitive message is
simple but game-changing: To thrive in a fast world,
you have to slow down. 


Carl’s first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global
trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to
food to parenting. The Financial Times said it is “to
the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism.”


Carl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to
raise and educate children in a fast world and was hailed
by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting
movement.” 


Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle
complex problems in every walk of life, from health and
relationships to business and politics, without falling for
superficial, short-term quick fixes.


Carl’s latest book, Bolder: Making The Most Of Our Longer
Lives, explores ageing – how we can do it
better and feel better about doing it. It’s a spirited
manifesto against ageism.


Carl recently published his first children’s book: It’s The
Journey, Not The Destination.


Published in 35 languages, his books have landed on bestseller
lists in many countries. In Praise of Slow was a BBC
Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for
the Huffington Post Book Club. It also featured in a
British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big
Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola
tablet. Under Pressure was shortlisted for the Writers’
Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in
Canada. Bolder was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the
Week and a Reader’s Digest (UK) Book
of the Month.


Carl featured in a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow
Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people
slow down. He presented a television show called Frantic
Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1. He also spent three
years on the Board of Trustees of Hewitt School in New York
City. 


Carl is a father of two and lives in London.


While researching his first book on slowness, he was slapped with
a speeding ticket.