Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast

Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast

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When you go slow you have the opportunity to scan, study and observe. You can recognize patterns, routes, landmarks, the overall landscape — literally and figuratively. When you go slow, things are much smoother. This is the same for military actions as well as business projects.

Source: Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast | by Michael Fisher | Medium

On friends, family and work

If you died tonight, your employer would have a job advert to fill your role by the end of the month. But your friends and family would miss you forever. Don’t get so busy on making a living that you forget to work on making a life.

The 50-50-90 rule

The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.

Source: The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there’s a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong. – Andy Rooney – BrainyQuote

On death and sadness

When Feynman was nearing death, he asked Danny Hillis why he was so sad. Hillis replied that he thought Feynman was going to die soon. Feynman said that this sometimes bothered him, too, adding, when you get to be as old as he was, and have told so many stories to so many people, even when he was dead he would not be completely gone.

Source: Richard Feynman – Wikipedia