Slow = Smooth = Fast

I hear this a lot in the martial arts world:

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

And it turns out there’s some solid science behind it.

When we rush, our brains – specifically the prefrontal cortex, responsible for executive functions such as decision-making and problem-solving – hit overload.

Once that happens, we’re more likely to make mistakes, lose creativity, and even hit burnout.

But when we slow down, we give our brains space to focus, which promotes more robust neural connections and inches us towards mastery. As mastery grows, speed naturally follows.

When I run my 12-week training program – the Digital Asset Incubator – I purposely build co-working time into each session to ensure students aren’t left to navigate a concept that might be brand new to them.

Even if it’s not brand new, the co-working time becomes protected, pre-scheduled time for them to work on that specific task, with me there to bounce off, and ensure they kick the goal in time to hit following task next week.

Which means just about everyone shows up the following week ready to move forward, the work is done – and they’re inching towards mastery.

If 12 weeks seems like a long time to build a single product, how about this: Some of us will already be abandoning new years resolutions in 12 weeks, because it’s just over 11 weeks until 2025 🙂

The program is taking on some new formats (until now it’s been purely 1-on-1) which I’ll share in the coming weeks.