Why I Actually Chose Slow Living | Burned out in early 20s, recovered as a 30 year old

The idea that changed my life, and the reason why I pursued slow living by moving out of a big city to the countryside.
My definition of success changed after I discovered more about my true self and my true nature. Slowing down made my mind quieter. I broke the toxic cycle and realised that productivity, achievement and success have multiple ways and definitions. Here I am sharing my personal story and my past and how I came to be where I am right now. Why I actually chose slow living and how I recovered from multiple years of burnout.

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🌿 PISTACHIO BANANA BREAD RECIPE:

3 very ripe bananas
2 eggs
70g olive oil
125g of maple syrup
250g yoghurt or sour cream
200g plain white flour
125g ground pistachios (I ground up whole pistachios in a blender)
2 tbsp pistachio cream
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 tsp baking soda

Optional: raspberries, chocolate, chopped pistachios

Mash bananas, add eggs, olive oil, maple syrup and mix well. Add yoghurt, mix again. Sieve through plain flour, add ground pistachios, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Mix with a silicone spatula.
Pour half of the batter into a greased and lined loaf pan, spread 2 tbsp of pistachio cream in the middle, then pour the rest of the batter.
Put into a preheated oven for 50 mins at 160C/ 320f. You'll know it's ready when you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.

If you can't get pistachios & pistachio cream, same recipe will work with any other nuts. I usually use ground almonds and dark chocolate. You can also use ground hazelnuts & hazelnut chocolate cream (e.g. nutella). Simply grind nuts in a blender until a fine crumb.

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Filmed on: Sony A7 IV
Edited with: Premiere Pro CC
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Time Stamps:
00:00 - 03:53 Wrong Definition of Success
03:53 - 05:00 Painting Outside
05:01 - 06:08 Burnout & Hitting Rock Bottom
06:09 - 07:46 Recovering From Burnout
07:47 - 09:27 No serious talk here :)
09:28 - 10:41 Personal Story
10:42 - 19:57 Banana bread & I'm not going back to cit