Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast.

This is one of the greatest challenges for highly ambitious people.

Regular slowdowns are also critical to avoiding burnout.

Reframe the slowdown as a core part of your daily systems, not a reward for your efforts.

You don’t need to “earn” this slowness and recovery—it is an essential part of your ritual that allows you to move fast and thrive.

The Navy SEALs have an expression on the topic:

“Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast'

Simple and beautiful.

You may want to create movement and respond quickly, but always ask:

• What would happen if I pressed pause?
• What would I do if time weren’t a constraint?

So many fascinating red flags for your own well-being and understanding.

20 significant mental errors (you don’t know you’re making):

so good and so timely.

I’ve been learning about these biases for ~17 years now and still benefit from at least a quarterly refresher. Helpful to have them top of mind. At least once a day I catch myself falling for one of these biases and try to correct.

By the way, we all make these errors—none of us are immune.

The goal is to become more aware of them and the impact they have on our decision-making and arguments.

I’m thinking on ways to deliver an email with one per week to actually build awareness through practice over time.

The key is becoming aware of them, more frequent than we realize! 🤦🏼‍♀️

This should be an infographic. Loads of valuable information here.

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