Fast and slow are contextual. In a neighborhood, 25mph is too fast, and 15mph is appropriately slow. On a highway, 100mph is too fast, and 25mph is dangerously slow. You are the arbiter of your own speedometer. You know what your fast feels like: mindless, blurry, lacking discipline, frenetic.

So ask yourself: What does slow feel like? It could mean giving yourself one hour instead of one second; one week instead of one day; or one year instead of one month to be sure you’re thinking clearly.

When we rush, we make mistakes, miss important details, and waste time and energy on activities that don’t actually move us forward.

Long to-do lists aren’t an indication of your importance or impact. They’re more likely an indication of poor prioritization, poor delegation, and poor collaboration. And you can’t prioritize, delegate, or collaborate effectively if you don’t know your strategic direction. Stay slow until you do.

- Searcy Morgan