In a sense, I’ve been perpetually reclaiming slowness in my life for the last decade. But the pull to hurry and hustle is strong and it’s easy to get swept away again and disoriented by the “shoulds.” I’ve found it essential for me to pursue practices that protect slowness. Though it shouldn’t surprise me any more, I remain surprised by how much it feels like coming home and how much I find myself there in the slower paced world. In “How to Be Bored,” Eva Hoffman puts words to an experience I’ve had but lacked proper language for, she writes, “After awhile, incessant activity can leave us feeling depleted and…