A Manifesto for Slow Communication
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970203550604574358643117407778.html#mod=todays_us_weekend_journal

Freeman, John
Wall Street Journal, The
2009

Abstract:

We need context in order to live, and if the environment of electronic communication has stopped providing it, we shouldn't search online for a solution but turn back to the real world and slow down. To do this, we need to uncouple our idea of progress from speed, separate the idea of speed from effi­ciency, pause and step back enough to realize that efficiency may be good for business and governments but does not always lead to mindfulness and sustainable, rewarding relationships.