{"id":13665,"date":"2026-09-03T01:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/4141-speed-up-by-steve-pavlina-on-productivity\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T01:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:08:55","slug":"4141-speed-up-by-steve-pavlina-on-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/4141-speed-up-by-steve-pavlina-on-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"4141: Speed Up by Steve Pavlina on Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Episode 4141:<\/p>\n

Steve Pavlina explains why using “enjoy the process” as cover for going slowly quietly kills the goals people care about. He describes finishing a four-year degree in eighteen months and how the higher tempo, not the lower one, made the work engaging. The piece is an argument for treating speed as a productivity tool and asking how a goal could be reached two or ten times faster.<\/p>\n

Read along with the original article(s) here: https:\/\/stevepavlina.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/speed-up\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Fast tempo is HOW you enjoy the process.”<\/p>\n

“If you don’t want them sooner, you probably don’t want them.”<\/p>\n

“What I love about speed is that it pushes me not just to achieve the goal but also to become a better person along the way.”<\/p>\n

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