It only has a value if it's a speed race. It doesn't have to be a speed race most of the time though Slower answers involve more deliberate thinking rather tha

It only has a value if it's a speed race. It doesn't have to be a speed race most of the time though Slower answers involve more deliberate thinking rather than quick rote pattern matching. The speeders are good pattern matchers but not better thinkers. Let me give you an example from high school. I was in a math Olympics in the 7th grade and speed was not my thing so I did not have time to solve a problem while others did. On the other hand it appeared I got another question wrong while the speeders got it right. Fast forward a few weeks and it turns out I got it right and everybody else got it wrong including the professors who chose the math problems. So speed is just a metric after all, may enable you to cover more material but it's not everything. I was passionate about math back then and remember enjoying slow and thorough thinking. Is there anything wrong with that??