4141: Speed Up by Steve Pavlina on Productivity
Optimal Living DailySeptember 02, 2026
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4141: Speed Up by Steve Pavlina on Productivity

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Episode 4141:

Steve Pavlina explains why using "enjoy the process" as cover for going slowly quietly kills the goals people care about. He describes finishing a four-year degree in eighteen months and how the higher tempo, not the lower one, made the work engaging. The piece is an argument for treating speed as a productivity tool and asking how a goal could be reached two or ten times faster.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2014/02/speed-up/

Quotes to ponder:

"Fast tempo is HOW you enjoy the process."

"If you don't want them sooner, you probably don't want them."

"What I love about speed is that it pushes me not just to achieve the goal but also to become a better person along the way."

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