going slow
calmness is a superpower and why we need to slow the fuck down.
Keely Adler and
going slow
from Hermes creative director in a 60 minutes interview
Breaking from the Pace of the Net
open.substack.com
I'm really inspired by also how they were really quiet for a really long time at the beginning. They were not trying to become the next new success story on the pages of every paper. They were much more just like, "We're just going to prove through the quality of our output over time that we are doing something interesting, and weird, and... See more
Camille Ricketts: Former Head of Marketing at Notion
Excerpt is from the series "You’re Growing" - August 16, 2020 on the app.
instagram.comThe obvious benefit to working quickly is that you’ll finish more stuff per unit time. But there’s more to it than that. If you work quickly, the cost of doing something new will seem lower in your mind. So you’ll be inclined to do more.
The converse is true, too. If every time you write a blog post it takes you six months, and you’re sitting around... See more
The converse is true, too. If every time you write a blog post it takes you six months, and you’re sitting around... See more
James Somers • Speed Matters: Why Working Quickly Is More Important Than It Seems
the antidote to going slow
I like the notion that in the struggle to create something—to bring to fruition a project, a work of art, a company, whatever— sometimes the best strategy is slowness.
are.na • On Motivation
It’s an entrepreneurial trope, and a tired one, to believe that I should maximize every aspect of launching . Most everybody who's been in my shoes heralds events as the best way to get people in the door, which is another way of saying that events are the best way to make money. Money is important, sure, but I’ve generally found it to be a shitty... See more
Quiet Openings
A flow state is priceless. It happens when we lose ourselves in the work, simply connecting with the task, without commentary or doubt. When we’re in flow, time slows down, satisfaction rises and we feel fully engaged.