Slow Down to Speed Up

“Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.”

“Slow and steady wins the race.”

“No hurry. No pause.”

• Refuse to feel rushed (or in a hurry). Rushing causes errors. Errors cause setbacks. Setbacks cause delays.
• Remember: You have all the time in the world you give yourself!
• Think about a 45-minute versus 43-minute bike ride (No difference actually…)
• 如同「開車」，讓日常生活中的每一個瞬間都保持在「專注，但放鬆柔和」的狀態 ^{1 2}，建立 心流狀態 中，那種如行雲流水般的節奏感。
• Building momentum is key!

Move slow to move fast.

• Wanna go fast? Try slowing down.
• If you slow down, you’ll speed up.

Go slow first. Start slow, finish fast.

Slowly by slowly.

The Paradox of Speed: You Have to Slow down to Speed up

• Benefits
  • Restore and gather your energy to deploy your resources more efficiently
  • Notice small and beautiful things you previously missed
  • Be more deliberate with actions and focus on highest leverage opportunities

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See also:

• Every single day, chop wood, carry water
• slackness
• Wu Wui

Footnotes

1. 柔中帶剛 (Strength in softness) ↩

2. 「Be Water，My Friend !」，意思是武者不被形式所拘，要像水一樣流動，既柔軟又剛強堅韌；既能適應萬物，又能匯聚為強大的力量。當水被某種障礙物擋住時，它會平靜等待，卻又伺機而動；一旦移開障礙物，就會立刻奔流過去，毫不遲疑。 所以，李小龍說，面對競爭與阻礙，「水，永遠都是放鬆卻做好準備的。」 ↩