We’re always rushing to get to the next thing. “I need to get this done so I can get that done.” Hurry up. Push push push. “Get on to the next thing.”
However, there’s a lot of new advice that runs contrary to how most of us were trained. If we slow down and do what’s actually important, can increase our output. A number of books talk about how to do this: 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, and How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between.
Slowing down helps us realize that sometimes, tasks like planning take the time that they take, and deserve our undivided attention.
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