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The Law of Reversed Effort: Slow Down to Speed Up

The Law of Reversed Effort: Slow Down to Speed Up

Update: 2025-08-01
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Last week, I posted a short thought:

The worst mistakes in life are made when you try to do fast what’s meant to be done slow. Real, durable things take a long time to build. Careers. Businesses. Relationships. Health. There are no hacks or shortcuts. The long way is the right way.

The idea clearly struck a chord, reaching millions of impressions in a few days.


It reminded me of one of my favorite Zen parables...

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The Law of Reversed Effort: Slow Down to Speed Up

The Law of Reversed Effort: Slow Down to Speed Up

Sahil Bloom