I’m in a hurry

I love music. All kinds of music. When I'm thinking about something, I will often get a song stuck in my head that helps me to think through it. 

This week, I've had Alabama's "I'm in a hurry to get things done" as my sub-conscious soundtrack. It is about being in a hurry for no real reason. That when you boil it down all you really need to do is live and die and that many of us are in a hurry and don't even no why.  

I often have one pace. Hurried. Slow down is something I hear often from others and from myself. This pace is one of my greatest strengths and my Achilles heel. It's great when I need to grind something out. I can maintain a high level of productivity for a long time. However, sometimes it means I bump into things that I would have seen if I was going a little slower at the time. This ranges from literally walking into a door frame or figuratively in terms of other people's feelings and ideas. 

Sometimes I get stuck in this gear for no good reason. I'm trying to practice turning it off when I don't need it, which is less than I think. I get a little addicted sometimes though and almost feel a little lost when I'm not at this pace. I'm trying to develop the same affinity for a slower pace.