[runbsd]

"slow is smooth, smooth is fast" - not sure where the origin is, perhaps military, but some of my friends/coworkers have laughed when I said this before. To me, personally, it has always turned out to be true. When you're working on something, don't rush it, take the time to do it right. This typically saves time in the long run because you tend to avoid rework.

[m463]

I used to race motorcycles, and there were plenty of instances of "you have to go slow to go fast".

For example two linked turns and a straight.

If you went fast through the first one, you might have to go slow through the second one and the speed onto the straight would be slow.

But if you slowed way down for the first turn and then accelerated from there through the second turn, your speed entering the straight would be much greater and then speed over distance would lower your lap time.

[notacoward]

This one has really been growing on me too. Right up there with the good old serenity prayer ("God grant me the strength...") and "a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor" and "once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it" for me.

[Cerium]

Variations of this motto are said regularly in my office, particularly around prject integration points. I find the truth as well- it is one of my favorites. Much more time is wasted finding a mistake than is saved by making it.

[SaltyBackendGuy]

Definitely heard this a ton in the US Army. Specifically around reloading your weapon.

[insomniacity]

I think it applies to individual and team movement too?

[SaltyBackendGuy]

Yup definitely. Reloading was just top of mind. There's another part to it also.

"Too slow is dead"