The key to this approach is basically pacing. If we think about a birthday cake and apply ‘measure twice, cut once’ to the actual cutting of the cake, this woul

The key to this approach is basically pacing. If we think about a birthday cake and apply ‘measure twice, cut once’ to the actual cutting of the cake, this would be a waste of time. However, ‘measure twice, cut once’ for getting the ingredients right before baking is critical. This is usually a critique of younger star athletes where they only have one gear when they first come into a league (usually that gear is just pedal to the metal). It takes a little bit of time to understand how to adjust pace so as to be able to move quickly in some phases, and slowly in others.