Everything is done quickly these days: fast transactions, fast food, fast travel, communication, relationships, and so on. Everything is fast-paced, there’s hardly time to take a breather. What is this obsession to do things as quickly as possible? What are we saving our time for?
It’s perfectly understandable to aim for efficiency, as it is often necessary. But not everything needs to be fast and efficient – take success, for instance. Success is something that should never be rushed. Why is the path to success plagued by hastiness? The incessant need to succeed quickly has become so infectious, the cure can hardly keep up with the rush. Why the need for speed? What is so insidious about starting small and slow?
Does anybody still know how to eat an orange? Have we forgotten the simple pleasure of peeling and enjoying them slowly?...
While I was just starting on Steemit, someone gave me an advice. He said that I should buy Steem (as an investment) because it would help grow my account faster. It was true, as he has successfully done it himself. I was amazed and tempted for a while but eventually decided against it. It’s all well and good if that is your goal here; I believe it’s the best advice.
I know what my goal is: to drop my literary musings here and write out my opinions there (or play puzzles and quizzes in every nook and cranny).
But I choose to fare hard as I’m in no hurry. I remembered what Thoreau said regarding this in his essay Economy:
“It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or the fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course.”
You know what outweighs this ‘speed of achievement’? Steadfastness, even if progress is slow. And by staying true to your course, you preserve your integrity.
Well, it feels to me like if decided to fast-track everything, I wouldn’t learn anything. If I got what I wanted in one fell swoop, I’d miss the opportunity to learn the valuable lessons that often occur in the moments we’re so eager to bypass. Why not embrace the grind – that slow burn of progress, though sometimes painful but gives us that defining character we should rightly have.
What can I say to you all? Amidst this generation of haste, I suppose no words will do...
The fact is that I don't like wasting time either. But: thinking something through thoroughly, exploring possibilities, enjoying a path instead of just the destination - that's not wasted time. It makes all the effort worthwhile.
I have never and would never buy a Steem. It's perfectly legitimate to be here to earn. My intention is different (as you probably already know ;-))
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I like that I always learn something new from your comments. I’ve noticed a pattern... you either fill in the gaps in my posts or sum up the idea in a single concise sentence, thus, completing it perfectly...I think this time though, it's both😅 It's what motivates me to continue writing posts and to be careful about it...
Oh, I see. The possibility of earning is what drew me here, but I guess I love sharing my thoughts and opinions more (as you probably already know...but aren't we all? )
And yes, I think I know :-)
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