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The Alexander Technique is Perfect for our Times
The following article tells us the problem. The Alexander Technique offers us a solution:
How speeding through life could land us in meltdown.
By Arthur Martin
Millions of us are in danger because we race through life at break-neck speed, psychologists warned yesterday. They fear we could do serious damage to our health and relationships unless we slow down.
A study revealed that scores of us are bolting down our evening meal in less than ten minutes. Others are hurrying through love-making in just two minutes. Workers are also frittering their monthly wages well before the next payday. The study also highlighted regional variations, with those in the North East topping the poll as the fastest living. Interestingly, those in busy London often led the most laidback lives.
The study examined the speed at which Britons complete a range of everyday tasks such as eating, spending money and having sex. The startling results indicate that we are doing tings faster than ever before, and demanding instant gratification.
Almost one in five workers spend their entire monthly salary in the first week. And almost half run out of money before payday. Those in the North-East are the quickest to put their hands in their pockets, according to the research. A quarter will spend their wages within a week of being paid and an astonishing 8 percent get through the lot on payday.
Yorkshire residents are the most frugal, with half calming their pay lasts until the end of the month. Folk in the North-East also top the list of the nations fastest lovers. One in six spends less than ten minutes in the throes of passion and 3 per cent spend less than two minutes having sex. In contrast those in Birmingham spend the longest time having sex, with 14 percent regularly making love for more than 45mins. Overall, a third of us spend less than 20 minutes having sex. And in stark contrast to our European neighbours, a fifth of Britons spend ten minutes or less eating a typical evening meal. Almost half finish dinner in less than 15 minutes. Moreover, 20% of adults say they are stressed by breakfast time.
Psychologist Honey Lancaster-James said we are now living at a ‘crazy pace’. She said: ‘The question we have to ask ourselves is, where is this going to end? In a few years, are we going to see ourselves spending even less time with loved ones and bolting down meals in just a few seconds? There is a real danger people are heading for meltdown unless we slow down and realise that there are only so many hours in the day in which to get everything done.’
She said if Britons continue to live their lives at such speed, they risk a number of potentially serious consequences: ‘Relationships and family values could begin to suffer if we don’t make enough time for our loved ones. And our health is at risk if we don’t take steps to manage our time more effectively.’
The findings, released by Virginia Media, came form an online survey of 1968 adults.
Daily Mail, February 18th, 2008
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