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Festina lente = make haste slowly. There's another similar saying, not sure about the translation, but something along the lines of "the longer way may be quick

by dsego 6y ago

Festina lente = make haste slowly. There's another similar saying, not sure about the translation, but something along the lines of "the longer way may be quicker than the shortcut".

Jtsummers 6y ago
Another saying: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Apparently from the US Navy SEALs though I didn't learn it from that context (best effort to recall my first hearing of it was my dad, who probably learned it in a military context as he was a USAF pilot). He also taught me the phrase "lazy man's load", in reference to trying to haul everything from the car to the house at once. Taking less each time reduced the risk of an accident (like dropping a bag of groceries or having the bottom tear out because it's not properly supported), even though it means more trips it (usually) produces the better result. Which also seems appropriate here, the lazy man's load is born of haste and is decidedly not the easy way in many, if not most, situations.
- potta_coffee 6y ago
  Was going to say this too ("slow is smooth..."), this is a common mantra in the USMC and there's real truth in it. If you perform a task 10k times, slowly and smoothly, it will become muscle memory and speed will come on its own.
- huge87 6y ago
  The same is true for a lot of performance stuff, like racing, or basketball. Basketball coach Phil Jackson writes that when you move quickly, do not hurry or rush. Don’t go so fast that you start making mistakes. In racing, “do easy” is even more applicable. Overdriving the car doesn’t find you much more lap time. The fastest, most consistent drivers are smooth. So yeah, “do easy” or “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast” aren’t as esoteric as they may seem at first.
cassepipe 6y ago
Related : "Sometimes you cut corners, sometimes the corner cuts you" From the movie : "How fast can you take your time?"
zengargoyle 6y ago
Practice slow, learn fast. Practice fast, learn slow.
- dbtc 6y ago
  slow is smooth and smooth is fast

by dsego 6y ago

Festina lente = make haste slowly. There's another similar saying, not sure about the translation, but something along the lines of "the longer way may be quicker than the shortcut".

Jtsummers 6y ago

Another saying: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Apparently from the US Navy SEALs though I didn't learn it from that context (best effort to recall my first hearing of it was my dad, who probably learned it in a military context as he was a USAF pilot). He also taught me the phrase "lazy man's load", in reference to trying to haul everything from the car to the house at once. Taking less each time reduced the risk of an accident (like dropping a bag of groceries or having the bottom tear out because it's not properly supported), even though it means more trips it (usually) produces the better result. Which also seems appropriate here, the lazy man's load is born of haste and is decidedly not the easy way in many, if not most, situations.

potta_coffee 6y ago
Was going to say this too ("slow is smooth..."), this is a common mantra in the USMC and there's real truth in it. If you perform a task 10k times, slowly and smoothly, it will become muscle memory and speed will come on its own.
huge87 6y ago
The same is true for a lot of performance stuff, like racing, or basketball. Basketball coach Phil Jackson writes that when you move quickly, do not hurry or rush. Don’t go so fast that you start making mistakes. In racing, “do easy” is even more applicable. Overdriving the car doesn’t find you much more lap time. The fastest, most consistent drivers are smooth. So yeah, “do easy” or “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast” aren’t as esoteric as they may seem at first.

cassepipe 6y ago

Related : "Sometimes you cut corners, sometimes the corner cuts you" From the movie : "How fast can you take your time?"

zengargoyle 6y ago

Practice slow, learn fast. Practice fast, learn slow.

dbtc 6y ago
slow is smooth and smooth is fast