On long tasks, stop every 30 minutes for a 60-second review. Are you still on the right track? Catching a wrong turn early saves hours of backtracking. 3. Knowing When to Slow Down
Is frantic, emotional, and reactive. It focuses on the clock.
To move fast by being smooth, not by being hurried. 2. Practical Strategies 3 : More haste, less speed
To achieve "speed" without the "haste," use these three tactics:
Identify "High-Stake Junctions" where haste is most dangerous: On long tasks, stop every 30 minutes for a 60-second review
One typo in a line of code or a measurement can ruin the entire output. 4. The Mental Shift
Switch your metric from to "Progress Made." You aren't "faster" because you are sweating and moving quickly; you are faster because the task is finished correctly. To move fast by being smooth, not by being hurried
Borrowed from special forces and racing drivers: Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Focus on fluid, error-free movements. If you don't fumbly your keys, you get out the door faster than if you drop them twice while sprinting.