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Welcome to the tribe that challenges a world that constantly rushes us and drives us to be faster
What’s Un-Rush?
In short
The Newsletter publication Un-Rush is about how the power of slow is helping you grow in a rushing world crushing your life.
The details
With this newsletter, you will receive stories, insights, and examples of people, life and work situations, companies, and cultures that will show you why slowing down improves and enriches your life.
Un-Rush is a place for curious thinkers who question whether our addiction to speed and busyness might be bringing us destruction and dissatisfaction rather than the happiness and progress we seek.
You will get a different set of rules and frameworks than the ones that are dominating our hurry culture.
Are you rather a rebel and look for new perspectives on life? If you want in, just hit the button below.
Slowing down doesn’t mean being slow, it means giving things the time they need to become valuable and worth it.
We have become human hamsters on an accelerating wheel and have normalized a speed that is killing our health, human connections, quality of life, and business practices.
The world is constantly pushing us to hurry and rush and not take the time to be thorough, deep, caring, and create substance. This has become the new normal.
To counteract this normalization, I have launched the Un-Rush newsletter. To remind us that there are other ways to live, without following the flock of speed addicts who consider life to be a race and not a journey.
What you can expect:
Selected stories and samples of businesses and people who successfully implemented a slow and thoughtful approach to mastering life and work.
The permission to slow down, stress less, and not follow the rules of the busy culture
Critical musings on things in the world of Slow Living that should simply be normal and not hyped as innovations.
Occasionally, writings include injections of Japanese philosophy about the mutually perpetuating forces of slow and fast (based on my living and working experience in Japan and martial arts practice).
Some insights from my slow living experience in South Tyrol, a region blending the best of two worlds, the industrious, organized German way mixed with the Italian way of enjoying life and taking things not too seriously.
An open ear to listen to you, the reader, about what resonates with you and what you like to learn more about.
Regular reminders to give each moment the time and attention it deserves.
Don’t expect:
The latest lukewarm trends and tips for meditation apps or sleep-walk-breathe lists because they are either only a band-aid and not curing the cause of the hurry culture problem, or they are normal things and shouldn’t be hyped as a trend.
A struggle to-find-myself story – ‘cause there isn’t one. Friends and colleagues always valued that my input and advice come from a place of inner calm and balance, and love for life. And that’s what you will get served as well.
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Who Writes Un-Rush
Hey, I’m Claudia, welcome to the place that wants to challenge and encourage you to question a hurried world that doesn’t stop rushing you.
What is enough to push our lives beyond ourselves? With a group of fellow entrepreneurs, we published the book Enough - Unlock A Life Of Abundance, Starting Right Where You Are. Currently, I am working on my book Give Attention - And Magic Things Happen in Your Life.
I am a very active person, my body and mind are constantly moving, and full of energy and ideas. But hey, don’t rush me or stress me out. It just sucks the soul and love out of living and doing the things we like to do. Keeping up with the digital Joneses is necessary, but equally necessary is to keep up with strong values such as quality, thoughtfulness, and awareness.
If you feel the same, you have come to the right place.
I worked a busy life for years in advertising agencies in Germany and loved the vibe, the energy, the creativity, the liveliness, and the constantly changing projects. However, I reached the point where I got frustrated with the non-stop rushing through projects and not having been given the time and mental space to get deeper into the assignments.
While living and working in crazy, busy Tokyo and daily squeezing through the crowds, head up in the clouds, I felt energized and stimulated but had to ground myself regularly (sucker for traditional Japanese wisdom and martial arts).
My new mantra became: Go with the flow and slow down to the speed of life.
While living in San Francisco (rather hiking the great outdoors than writing in Silicon Valley the next tech button disconnecting you from your life) I started writing and publishing to raise awareness about the things that should be important to you in your life.
Now I write about why switching from hurry to slow makes you grow while I’m sitting amid an enticing wonderland of jagged mountain scenery, lush alpine meadows, and charming villages. The Italian Alps. The mountains, cows, and the good InterPersonal and InterNet connections help to un-rush, offering time and space to create results that will help you and that last for a long time.
The Benefits of an Un-Rush Membership
Why your PAID subscription support is important:
If you believe that we need a mindset shift in our culture of busyness to bring quality, depth, human connection, reflection, and awareness back into our lives - I am here to give you tons of encouragement and reasons why you should have the guts to stand up against a rushed world.
As a free or paid subscriber, you will find fresh stimuli and ideas that help you to see the nonsense of a world on steroids and the benefits of slowing down.
With a free subscription, you will receive regular newsletters with stories and insights.
If you become a paying member, you get a lot more:
Members’ only articles as well as regular free articles
Book reviews and recommendations
The possibility to post comments and join my Substack community
Invites to exclusive in-person events (think Retreat in Italy on How and Why to Slow Down)
Access to all archived posts
The good feeling of knowing that you are making longer, deeper, and more thorough research and writing possible
The support of premium members of Un-Rush makes this work possible.
For $5,- a month or $45,- a year (that is $3.75 per month or less than $1 per week) you can become a premium member.
“Dear Claudia, life is about details and unfortunately, many people don’t pay attention to the details - “Paying Attention” pays off. You write about paying attention and slowing down – and attention to detail opens the door to everything! Your listening skills are as sharp as a tack. Those who listen and read will learn from you. We all listen to some degree, but we need to listen with attention. I think our brains have been hijacked by too many rings, dings, and social media machines. Keep doing your good work!” – Olivia Stewart
My Goal
My goal is to grow this publication and to reach thousands or more readers, to encourage and inspire you to shift down a gear on that hamster wheel everybody wants us to push faster and faster.
Remember that a good life is often about memorable experiences on the way, rather than rushing your way through life.
“Dear Claudia, I enjoyed your Newsletter. Not only are you a master of writing, as demonstrated in each of your newsletters, but what makes your writing stand out is the soul that it carries. You have a straightforward and clear writing style, yet you manage to convey something deeper and meaningful between the lines. It's evident that you strongly believe in what you write. I believe that this is what is called authenticity, and it's a very pleasant trait.” – Gottfried Schaefer