slow down, you're going too fast
i swear, sometimes it feels like humans are always in a massive hurry. you need a report by monday. you need your order delivered same-day. you need your lunch prepared within 10 minutes. you won't watch, listen to, play, or read something if it's longer than 2 minutes. you don't want to wait for answers to your questions. you need to post new social media content twice every day or everyone will forget about you.
this "there's no time" mentality is a result of dwindling patience. patience is a valuable skill to have. everything good in your life takes time. a work of art, a good meal, a quality product, the correct answer. nothing good comes from rushing it.
sometimes i feel this way when working on music videos. i give myself short deadlines because i assume my clients want their videos as soon as possible. fun fact: back in 2024, i used to set the timelines for all of my projects at 3 days. 3 DAYS! that's... that's not enough time to make a good music video, and it took me a while to realize that. but i'm glad i did.
the work is done when we say it's done.
so slow down, and don't go so fast. life shouldn't be a race.