I think the main thing is that I learned that the level of stress that comes with doing things as fast as possible is disproportionate to the time saved. In other words, by doing things as fast as possible I'm not actually a whole lot quicker, just a bit quicker, but a whole lot more stressed. The speed limit example you gave is a good one by the way. You feel like you're saving a lot of time by going 10% faster than the limit, but you're only getting to your destination a tiny bit sooner, or not even.
Another thing is that I do things a lot better when I do them slower. Often I even take less time doing something slower because I don't make as many mistakes.
I don't know Carl Honore's book by the way, I'll look it up!
I think the main thing is that I learned that the level of stress that comes with doing things as fast as possible is disproportionate to the time saved. In other words, by doing things as fast as possible I'm not actually a whole lot quicker, just a bit quicker, but a whole lot more stressed. The speed limit example you gave is a good one by the way. You feel like you're saving a lot of time by going 10% faster than the limit, but you're only getting to your destination a tiny bit sooner, or not even.
Another thing is that I do things a lot better when I do them slower. Often I even take less time doing something slower because I don't make as many mistakes.
I don't know Carl Honore's book by the way, I'll look it up!