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Slow Living

On the unhurried conduct of ordinary life — the long lunch, the morning that begins without a screen, the small daily practices that make the difference between a life lived and a life merely produced. Written without the wellness industry's vocabulary and without its claims.

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On the Small Daily Habit of Sitting Down to Write Three Sentences

On the Small Daily Habit of Sitting Down to Write Three Sentences

The small daily practice of writing three sentences in a notebook is one of the older practices of adult self-management, and it…

Theodore Brennan May 11, 2026 9 min read

On Coffee at Home, Slowly, and Why It Has Become a Practice Worth Keeping

On Coffee at Home, Slowly, and Why It Has Become a Practice Worth Keeping

The morning coffee made slowly at home, with attention, is one of the few daily practices that has held up against the…

Theodore Brennan May 11, 2026 7 min read

A Defence of the Long Lunch

A Defence of the Long Lunch

The long lunch has, in the cities I know best, been more or less driven out by the productivity culture of the…

Theodore Brennan May 11, 2026 7 min read