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SINGAPORE: After a Reddit user who came from a small town in the United States said they found the pace of life to be rather fast in Singapore, they asked, \u201cHow do you slow life down?\u201d <\/p>\n
Adding that they felt like they were \u201cmissing something,\u201d u\/Miserable_Tower_6071 explained that they had moved to Singapore for work, but experienced quite the adjustment.<\/p>\n
In the town where they came from, there weren\u2019t a lot of activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d finish work, maybe grab dinner with friends, sit on the porch, go fishing on weekends, or just drive around with no real destination. Life wasn\u2019t exciting, but it felt\u2026 slower,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n
In contrast, in Singapore, which they described as \u201cincredible,\u201d something was always happening, and there was always somewhere to eat or something new to see.<\/p>\n
This has not come without disadvantages, however, as the post author has found themself \u201cconstantly trying to optimise every minute\u201d and feeling guilty whenever they\u2019re not doing anything productive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEven on weekends, I\u2019m planning routes, checking off places to visit, or looking for the \u2018best\u2019 thing to do.<\/p>\n
Ironically, I think I was more present back home,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n
However, they noticed that not everyone in Singapore feels this way, as there are people who seem to be more chill, whether it\u2019s at hawker centres, or at the park, or taking long walks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels like there\u2019s an appreciation for slowing down that I haven\u2019t figured out yet,\u201d they wrote, asking Singaporeans or foreigners, \u201cHow do you actually embrace that pace? Is it just something that comes with time, or is there a mindset shift I\u2019m missing? I\u2019d love to hear if anyone else has gone through the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Commenters on the post tried to give u\/Miserable_Tower_6071 suggestions for embracing the pace.<\/p>\n
A Singaporean agreed that life in the city-state can be really fast-paced, and stressed the need for intentionally slowing down, such as making time for slow mornings or reading, and putting aside phones and social media.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s probably the novelty of being in a new place that makes you want to go out and do as much of it as possible,\u201d a Reddit user assured the post author, suggesting that they might find their way to a slower pace in time.<\/p>\n
Another, however, said that a constant hustle is the reality for them and their friends, to the point that even on vacation days are packed with as many activities as possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the by-product of a competitive society such as ours, overcrowded with people,\u201d they wrote, adding that maybe the people who look like they\u2019re taking it easy in Singapore are already retired.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Singapore, slowing down often feels like a privilege reserved for those who no longer have to worry about money. The city has a way of convincing us that every second must be productive, that every hour should be monetized, and that standing still somehow means falling behind,\u201d a commenter agreed. \/TISG<\/p>\n