Slow Life Notebook
Field notes on a quieter life.
https://slowlifenotebook.com/
2026-04-18T07:00:00+09:00
© Hana Yoshida, 2024–2026
Hana Yoshida
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A Quiet Coffee Notebook I've Been Rereading
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reads/a-quiet-coffee-notebook-im-rereading/
2026-04-18T07:00:00+09:00
2026-04-18T07:00:00+09:00
A friend in Berlin sent a postcard with a URL written on the back. It led to a small, unhurried coffee notebook I've been rereading on slow afternoons.
The Quiet Work of Understanding Your Attachment Style
https://slowlifenotebook.com/growth/understanding-attachment-styles/
2026-04-12T07:00:00+09:00
2026-04-12T07:00:00+09:00
On the long, unglamorous work of learning how you were taught to love — and whether it still fits.
A Morning Coffee Ritual That Actually Slows You Down
https://slowlifenotebook.com/mornings/coffee-ritual-guide/
2026-04-10T06:30:00+09:00
2026-04-10T06:30:00+09:00
Fifteen minutes with a kettle before the phone gets a turn. A small practice that rearranged my mornings.
Healthy Relationship Habits I'm Still Practicing
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reflections/healthy-relationship-habits/
2026-04-06T20:00:00+09:00
2026-04-06T20:00:00+09:00
Not a list of rules. A handful of small practices my partner and I have come back to over six years together.
On the Psychology of Love, and the Books That Explain It
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reads/psychology-of-love/
2026-04-02T19:00:00+09:00
2026-04-02T19:00:00+09:00
Five books I keep returning to when I'm trying to make sense of the people I love, or the ones I've loved before.
A Small Coffee Discovery Worth Telling You About
https://slowlifenotebook.com/finds/artisan-coffee-discovery/
2026-03-28T10:00:00+09:00
2026-03-28T10:00:00+09:00
I've been reordering from a small roaster for six months now. This is why.
Walking Before Screens: The Twenty Minutes That Change a Day
https://slowlifenotebook.com/mornings/walking-before-screens/
2026-03-22T06:45:00+09:00
2026-03-22T06:45:00+09:00
I've been walking for twenty minutes before I look at any screen, most days, for about a year. Here's what shifted.
The Art of Doing Less, Badly at First
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reflections/the-art-of-doing-less/
2026-03-15T21:00:00+09:00
2026-03-15T21:00:00+09:00
Doing less is not a productivity hack. It's a skill, and you will be terrible at it for a while. A letter to my past self.
Journaling Without Rules, and Why It Finally Stuck
https://slowlifenotebook.com/growth/journaling-without-rules/
2026-03-08T08:30:00+09:00
2026-03-08T08:30:00+09:00
Every journaling app I tried made me feel behind. Then I stopped using apps. Notes from three quiet years with a notebook.
Quiet Books of the Season
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reads/quiet-books-of-the-season/
2026-03-01T19:30:00+09:00
2026-03-01T19:30:00+09:00
A short list of books I'm reading slowly this spring. None of them are in a hurry; neither am I.
The Quiet Case for a Phone-Free Morning
https://slowlifenotebook.com/mornings/phone-free-morning/
2026-02-23T07:15:00+09:00
2026-02-23T07:15:00+09:00
What I learned from a year of leaving the phone alone until after breakfast — small, undramatic, and worth the trouble.
On the Joy of Missing Out, Quietly Practiced
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reflections/joy-of-missing-out/
2026-02-16T20:30:00+09:00
2026-02-16T20:30:00+09:00
JOMO is not a hashtag, at least not at home. It is the slow, almost embarrassing pleasure of not being where the noise is.
On Sitting With Boredom Without Reaching for the Phone
https://slowlifenotebook.com/growth/sitting-with-boredom/
2026-02-09T18:00:00+09:00
2026-02-09T18:00:00+09:00
The small, daily practice of letting an empty minute be empty. What grew back when I stopped filling every gap.
On Tea, and the Long Afternoon
https://slowlifenotebook.com/mornings/afternoon-tea-ritual/
2026-02-02T15:30:00+09:00
2026-02-02T15:30:00+09:00
A small afternoon ritual involving a kettle, an unimportant cup, and the willingness to do almost nothing for fifteen minutes.
Five Books on Attention I Keep Returning To
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reads/books-on-attention/
2026-01-26T19:00:00+09:00
2026-01-26T19:00:00+09:00
Five books I reread when my attention feels thin and frayed. None of them are productivity manuals; all of them are honest.
When Solitude Stops Feeling Like Loneliness
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reflections/solitude-not-loneliness/
2026-01-19T21:00:00+09:00
2026-01-19T21:00:00+09:00
The quiet shift, somewhere in your thirties, when an evening alone stops feeling like a problem to be solved.
Single-Tasking, and the Strange Pleasure of Doing One Thing
https://slowlifenotebook.com/growth/single-tasking/
2026-01-12T09:00:00+09:00
2026-01-12T09:00:00+09:00
Doing one thing at a time used to feel inefficient. Now it feels like the only honest way to spend an hour.
Three Notebooks I Keep Reordering, and Why
https://slowlifenotebook.com/finds/three-notebooks/
2026-01-05T11:00:00+09:00
2026-01-05T11:00:00+09:00
Three plain notebooks I've reordered for years. None are precious; all are quietly good. Field notes from a paper habit.
Why I Make the Bed, Most Mornings
https://slowlifenotebook.com/mornings/making-the-bed/
2025-12-22T07:30:00+09:00
2025-12-22T07:30:00+09:00
Not for discipline. Not for productivity. A small, two-minute act that returns the room to me before the day arrives.
On Adult Friendship, and the Slow Work of Keeping It
https://slowlifenotebook.com/growth/adult-friendship/
2025-12-15T20:00:00+09:00
2025-12-15T20:00:00+09:00
Friendship after thirty is mostly logistics, and a quiet refusal to let people drift. Notes from a year of trying.
The Year I Stopped Trying to Optimize My Rest
https://slowlifenotebook.com/reflections/stopped-optimizing-rest/
2025-12-08T18:30:00+09:00
2025-12-08T18:30:00+09:00
Sleep scores, recovery rings, optimal naps. A quiet year of putting the trackers in a drawer and learning to rest badly.
The Quiet Discipline of Saying No, Without Apologizing for It
https://slowlifenotebook.com/growth/saying-no/
2025-12-01T17:00:00+09:00
2025-12-01T17:00:00+09:00
How a kinder, shorter no — without elaborate excuses — slowly gave back my evenings, and surprised no one but me.
On Linen, and Clothes That Improve With Wear
https://slowlifenotebook.com/finds/linen-clothes/
2025-11-24T14:00:00+09:00
2025-11-24T14:00:00+09:00
A few thoughts on linen, on the slow pleasure of cloth that softens, and on owning fewer things that age well.