Slow is the new fast. Always focussing on speed is not always the best to do.
Slow and steady wins the race. If you sprint at the start of a marathon you will be tired before the first hour of the marathon is over. If instead you pace yourself you are going to perform better overall. If you go full out all the time you might just empty your tank of motivation rather than succeeding what you plan for yourself. Forcing yourself to speed run things in your life will prevent you to perform actions efficiently. An example is trying to become healthy. If you are currently living unhealthy you could chose to work out very frequently and eating healthy all the time. Unfortunately this will burn you out rather than leading you to a healthy life.
Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast – Navy Seals
In order to achieve a goal it’s often considered the best to go strive for a quick win. However taking the slow but steady route is the way to maintain consistent working on your goal. If you are taking the steps rapidly the issue you can run into is that you burn yourself out and that you stop being motivated. When you are taking slow but steady steps you are heading towards your goal. Instead of sprinting up the hill you are taking little steps and arrive at the end goal as long as you are setting the next step after your previous one.
Speed is of no importance in the long run. Yes, if you are participating in a race you may want to be quick, but in any other situation moving steadily will get you further. An example of where slow is much better is when you need to make an important decision. For example the decision what you want to go study or where you want to go to work. While fast-decision making is often prefered, for something so important taking it slow to decide is better. Another example where doing it slowly is better is when you are eating. If you are quickly eating you will require more food for your brain to give the signal that you are satisfied.