‘Fast Company', 'first to market', 'think quick'. Western capitalism loves speed.
Whilst it creates the world’s biggest brands and companies, the Japanese live longer and the Scandinavian are happier.
As a young adman I approached my career as a race, when the pressure rose I sped up.
Now when faced with a daunting challenge I've learned to slow down and focus. As a result I’m a far more effective and efficient problem solver.
Avoid "the self-satisfaction felt by 'busy' men, however idiotic their business, at 'not having time' to do what you are doing." as Marcel Proust (uncharacteristically) succinctly put it.