Itseemsthateveryoneisinahurrythesedays.Inourfast-pacedandcompetitivesocietymanypeoplefeelthattheymustdothingsasquicklyaspossibleortheywillfallbehind.Certainly,therearemanythingsforustodo.However,Idonotbelievethatitisnecessarytoalwayshurrytogetthemdone.Infact,livinglifeataslowerpacehasmanyadvantages.

　　Firstofail,slowingdownallowsustothinkmoreclearlyaboutwhatwemustdo.Withcarefulconsiderationwewillmakebetterdecisionsandmakefewermistakes.Andwhenwedonothavetocorrectthemistakesthatwemakeinhaste,wewillactuallysavetime.Second,whenwetakeourtimewecandothingsmorecarefullyandthoroughly.Andwhenwedoabetterjobwewillfeelmoresatisfiedwithourefforts.Finally,ifwedonotrushthroughlife,wewillhavemoretimetoenjoythethingsthatwedo.Andwhenwetakepleasureinourwork,wewilllivehappierlives.

　　Insum,takingourtimewhenwedothingshasseveraladvantages.Byalwayshurryingwemayaccomplishmoreinoneday,butwewillsoonbecometiredandinefficient.Intheend,wewillwastetimebymakingbaddecisionsandmistakesthatneedtobecorrected.ThatiswhyIbelievethatlivinglifeataslowerpaceispreferable.