After reading this book, you will: – escape from the tenacious clutches of the call “DO EVERYTHING FASTER” sounding from all sides. These three words contain a diagnosis of the modern world (think for a moment: what, in fact, will we speed-read the works of Proust, halve marital intercourse, and cook exclusively in the microwave?); - you will understand how easy it is to improve the quality of your own life : you just need to learn to set your own pace, tempo giusto. You will hurry up when you really need it, and slow down in all other cases, without succumbing to the provocations of those fussing around - and the world will immediately sparkle with bright colors; - you will stop reproaching yourself and - especially - your children for being slow. Everything that connects people—family, friendship—draws strength from our scarcest resource—time. And the less we are willing to spend on maintaining relationships, the sooner we will lose them. So stop for a second!