Rushing To Go Nowhere

This week's Grasshopper Notes essay from John Morgan for the week of July 27th addresses the topic of rushing and how it slows down your progress.

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Transcript

Rushing To Go Nowhere

Many years ago, I worked with a bartender who had a million moves.

He'd spin bottles, flip glasses, and time everything to the music playing in the background. It was quite a show.

When the crowd was small, people loved it.

But when the bar got busy, everything changed. He'd rush to keep the performance going, and that's when the mistakes started piling up. Wrong drinks. Spills. Missed orders.

Eventually, he was fired.

I think we've all been in a hurry at one time or another. We've got somewhere important to be, or a deadline staring us in the face. That happens.

But have you ever noticed there are people who seem to live in a constant state of hurry?

Maybe you're one of them.

They have only one speed: fast.

Even when nobody's waiting. Even when there's no deadline. They're like a blender with the lid off – motion everywhere.

My favorite example is the person who types a hundred miles an hour . . . then spends half their time hitting the backspace key.

Sometimes the fastest way to finish something . . .  is to slow down.

Take a breath.

It settles your nervous system, sharpens your attention, and usually means you'll make fewer mistakes.

There's a reason the old saying has survived for centuries:

"Measure twice; cut once."

So here's a question worth asking yourself every now and then:

"What's my hurry?"

You might discover you're racing toward . . . nothing in particular.

And slowing down just a little may actually get you where you want to go, faster.

All the best,

John