Slow Down to Go Fast: Redesigning Your Relationship with Time
November 18, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Why listen
A chronemics expert explains why urgency culture slows you down and what to do instead.
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In this episode
- How speed culture harms your body, communication, and relationships
- The difference between fast and slow communication design
- Why slowing down produces clearer thinking and real progress
- Practical steps to redesign your personal relationship with time
About this episode
In this episode, Lisane Basquiat speaks with Dr. Dawna Ballard—associate professor, chronemics expert, and author of Time by Design—about the truth behind our culture’s fixation on speed. Dr. Ballard explains how urgency culture impacts our communication, our bodies, and our relationships, and why slowing down is essential for clarity, connection, and sustainable progress.
They explore the difference between fast and slow communication design, the physical cost of rushing, and practical steps for redesigning your relationship with time. If you’ve ever felt overextended or stuck in “go mode,” this conversation offers grounded insight on how slowing down can actually help you move forward more effectively.
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About Shaping Freedom With Lisane Basquiat
Shaping Freedom is a podcast about emotional leadership and legacy; examining the inherited patterns shaping how we live, create, relate, and build. I’m Lisane Basquiat - a legacy healing strategist, creator of the Shaping Freedom framework and a steward of a global cultural legacy.
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