The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Outline

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (2019) argues that constant busyness and hurry are harming people’s health, relationships, and inner lives. Drawing on Christian spiritual practices, John Mark Comer recommends four habits to slow down: silence and solitude, a weekly day of rest, simplicity, and deliberately slowing the pace of daily life. The book offers practical suggestions for living with more peace, presence, and focus.

• Constant busyness and hurry harm people's health, relationships, and inner lives, so slowing down is a necessity rather than a luxury.
• The book draws on Christian spiritual practices to recommend four habits for slowing down.
• Silence and solitude are the first of the four habits Comer suggests.
• A weekly day of rest, together with simplicity, helps loosen the grip of a rushed life.
• Deliberately slowing the pace of daily life leads to more peace, presence, and focus.

John Mark Comer is an American pastor, teacher, and author. He founded Practicing the Way, an organisation that creates resources on spiritual formation. His other books include Practicing the Way and Live No Lies.