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Why Slow And Steady Always Wins The Race
The process is all there is.
“Slow and steady wins the race.”
We’ve heard this phrase before. But so few of us actually live by it.
What would happen if we actually accepted that we can achieve everything we’ve ever wanted?
Perhaps, we’d be less stressed and enjoy life more. Perhaps we’d realize that it’s all about the process.
Why We Are Not Patient
I see two reasons.
One.
We’re too young. When you’re in your twenties, you’ve lived just 20–25% of your life. It’s impossible to think in decades when your whole life is just two. (One of which you don’t even remember.)
Two.
We’re spoiled. As a generation born in the age of the internet and rapid growth, we expect everything to be instant or, at the very least, extremely fast.
The world around us only supports this narrative — we’ve accelerated dating (via Tinder), purchasing groceries and things (via Amazon Prime 24 hour delivery), building a website (via Shopify), incorporating a business (via Stripe), streaming our favorite TV show (via Netflix, Hulu), so on.
