But sometimes I hear that slow is fast. Before studying for an MBA, students are often required to have worked for several years and have certain work experience, instead of studying for an MBA immediately after finishing their undergraduate courses and getting a degree as quickly as possible; An athlete needs to practice cardiopulmonary function and gain strong body muscles to practice complex movements, instead of practicing difficult movements as soon as he comes up; When educating children, we need to spend time with them and gain their trust before we can educate them, instead of educating them before building trust with them. If the above things are also the pursuit of efficiency, what if it takes less time to achieve results? If you have no practical work experience, you will only get general knowledge after completing the MBA; An athlete whose physical function does not reach a certain level is easy to get injured when doing high-altitude movements; When educating children, if you lack basic trust, the effect of education will be greatly reduced.
So under what circumstances can we pursue fast, and under what circumstances must we slow down?
Simple movements, clear rules, and often pursuing speed; For example, the production of factory assembly line has been decomposed, standardized and very clear, and the pursuit of speed can bring about the improvement of productivity; Registration, entry and other work in the computer can be efficient without thinking after proficiency; You can cope by memorizing words. If you recite faster, you can remember more words.
The law is not very clear, it needs to be accumulated in all aspects, and it cannot be pursued quickly and efficiently. For example, to improve English ability, we need to improve our thinking ability, be familiar with expressions, understand other countries' cultures and memorize words, which is difficult to achieve quickly. It is possible to strengthen one's ability through surprise, but it is difficult to improve it in an all-round way. The same is true of reading. After reading a book, you need to practice and summarize, and internalize the truth in the book into your own cognition. It is not enough to just pursue the quantity and speed of reading.
Relationships and concepts related to people are not suitable for the pursuit of speed and efficiency. We may all have this experience. Sometimes, others come to communicate with you, and are forced by time pressure to exchange a few words in a hurry, thinking that they have solved the problem, only to find that they don't even understand the real problem of the other party. There is no quick way to cultivate interpersonal relationships. We must cultivate deep feelings step by step.
Random, no matter how fast or slow, will not affect the result. For example, gambling and lottery tickets, no matter how careful or careless, it doesn't matter.
The same thing, familiarity and strangeness also determine whether to use things quickly or slowly. Unfamiliar tasks must slow down. When cooking for the first time, you should master the heat, choose the right time to put the dishes and add seasoning. It is a combination of multiple actions, which can be taken slowly; If you practice many times, you are already very familiar with it, and you will do it faster.
Finally, if you do something just to enjoy the process, it doesn't matter whether it is fast or slow. Immerse yourself in the process as much as possible, and experience the fun brought by the process is the right way.