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- ↑ "What Is Slow Living, and Why Is Everyone Suddenly Using This Term?". Martha Stewart. December 13, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ↑ Marie, Kate; Thomas, Christopher; Abbey, Kris, Mahony, Ananda (2009). Fast living, slow ageing: How to age less, look great, live longer, get more. Newton, NSW: Mileage Media.
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