Who first said “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast” 2024?
Apparently, we can thank the US Navy and their SEALS for that exact wording, although Napoleon is quoted as telling his valet that he should, “Dress me slowly, I’m in a hurry.”
In modern combat situations such as the SEALS face, they rely upon movement to provide the confusion they require in order to succeed. However, if they begin moving too quickly, they open themselves to flanking movements, which can cut them off from their objective. Therefore, going slower than the maximum is actually faster than going all out for the objective. They control the impulse by making every movement smooth, which, while slower, gets them to their objective much more surely and quickly.
A young man who used to work for me is an active duty SEAL whose personal security demands not be identified, and after I identified the source, he was consulted as to the thought process.
BTW, as a track-experienced performance driver, I can tell you that an all-out, personal record lap is absolutely obtained when your control inputs are no faster than they must be to keep you in the “groove”. It feels almost as though you are driving in slow motion. So yes, when racing, slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. That’s the mode you go into when there’s nobody between you and the guy ahead, and you need to make up about 3 seconds in three laps to give yourself a chance to take him before the finish. With just a bit of luck, he sees you coming in a hurry and makes a few small mistakes that get you in range quicker.
“What does “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” mean?”
I disagree slightly with the other two answers (so far).
I heard this saying from my U.S. Marine son, and the way it was explained to him, and me was that performing a critical task correctly and completely and exactly (i.e. taking the amount of time required to do all those things) would always, overall, have better results in a shorter time, than hurrying to perform the same task, concentrating on speed alone.
This resonated with what I had already learned from studying old Western “gunslingers” (the ones who won). The successful shooters all agreed that it was not the fastest gun that won battles; it was the most accurate shooter.
Another way to say this would be that the overall fastest way to complete a task or challenge is to perform it as EFFICIENTLY as possible. And efficiency is at its maximum when all actions involved are performed smoothly.
In short, it’s not a matter of just slowing down to LEARN a procedure and then speeding up; it is actually faster overall to do any procedure smoothly, even from the first time you do it.
Who first said “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”?
In car racing, a common error is “over-driving”, where you are basically trying too hard to go fast, which costs extra energy and often leads to little (or big) mistakes that end up costing you the gains you had made and then some. An instructor would say, slow down, and you’ll go faster. That means calming down, being in control and using smooth, deliberate movements, and the lap times will improve, and mistakes will be fewer. This practice can be beneficial in just about any other activity as well.
Who first said “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”?
I first heard that phrase in bartending school and have noted its applicability in many other contexts since then. It’s about the learning process, particularly for repetitive tasks.
It means that sustainable speed comes naturally in time if you focus on precision and quality.
If all you do is move quickly, you may be faster than the competition some of the time, but your odds of costly and time-consuming mistakes go up dramatically. If you make enough mistakes, your productivity falls no matter how fast you move.
But if you slow down and focus on repeating key tasks precisely, you will eventually be able to repeat them with great speed and few errors. Learn to do it well; don’t distract from that focus by worrying about speed, and in time, you’ll be fast.
Who first said “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”?
“Money can buy material things, but real happiness must be truly earned. Now, it is often used ironically. Rousseau (1712-78) wrote in 1750.
‘Money buys everything except morality and citizens.’ The proverb first appeared in the United States in ‘William & Mary College Quarterly’. It is found in varying forms: Money can’t buy everything, Money can’t buy friends.
Money can’t buy love, etc. Money will buy everything but real happiness. Money won’t buy happiness, but it will go a long way in helping you. (“Dictionary of American Proverbs” edited by Wolfgang Mieder & Others, Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York, 1992.) And then there’s Money can’t buy happiness, but it allows you to rent.
Who first said “slow is smooth, and smooth is fast”?
This observation is so common it was not written down until the Enlightenment era, but the presence of some form of parallel to this idiom would be found before that in various places and forms.
If you’re asking about the literal English phrase “money can’t buy you happiness”, since the construction buys happiness is American in origin and was not common before the 20th century outside of the US, I’d say it originated not as a quote that was repeated but an oft-made observation that became a part of the general parlance.
Slow is smooth, smooth is fast:
In reality, it applies to Forces. In forces, every move is supposed 2B planned very meticulously so that the possibility of failure/setbacks R is either completely ruled out or if they fail, there are always plans B, C, etc., also worked out in advance to get best possible results of desired and planned actions.
So the planning part has 2B very meticulous, keeping in mind “all reasonably possible eventualities or imaginable possibilities – Meaning slow but meticulous planning (Slow is Smooth), which results in very smooth & fast actions in the field according to planned moves (Smooth is Fast).
What does “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” mean?”
I disagree slightly with the other two answers (so far).
I heard this saying from my U.S. Marine son. The way it was explained to him and I was that performing a critical task correctly and completely and exactly (i.e. taking the amount of time required to do all those things) would always, overall, have better results in a shorter time than hurrying to perform the same task, concentrating on speed alone.
This resonated with what I had already learned from studying old Western “gunslingers” (the ones who won). The successful shooters agreed that it was not the fastest gun that won battles but the most accurate shooter.
Another way to say this would be that the fastest way to complete a task or challenge is to perform it as EFFICIENTLY as possible. And efficiency is at its maximum when all actions involved are performed smoothly.
In short, it’s not just slowing down to LEARN a procedure and then speeding up; it is faster overall to do any procedure smoothly, even from the first time you do it.
In car racing, a common error is “over-driving”, where you are trying too hard to go fast, which costs extra energy and often leads to little (or big) mistakes that cost you the gains you had made and then some. An instructor would say, slow down, and you’ll go faster. That means calming down, being in control and using smooth, deliberate movements, and the lap times will improve, and mistakes will be fewer. This practice can be beneficial in just about any other activity as well.
Why have someone’s likes disappeared from my Instagram?
2 main reasons:
- Some people end up unliking a post.
- Some bots on Instagram are set to remove their footprint once they have tried to engage with you.
In both cases, it doesn’t hurt your account, but from a cosmetic point of view. The likes you got in the first place were considered in your engagement rate calculation and helped you get more exposure.
There are a few reasons why this might happen, and understanding them can help you avoid similar issues in the future. I would first of all recommend getting real followers to boost your likes and engagement and make up for the disappearing likes:
One reason for likes disappearing is that some people decide to unlike a post after initially liking it. This can happen for various reasons, such as a change of heart or simply not wanting to be seen as supporting the content anymore.
Another reason is the presence of bots on Instagram. Some bots are programmed to engage with your content and remove their footprint, including their likes. While they may have helped boost your engagement rate and visibility initially, their presence can hurt your profile.
It’s also worth noting that Instagram has been experimenting with hiding likes, so the likes may only be visible to the person who posted the photo and not to others viewing the post. This can make it difficult to know how many likes a post has received, but it won’t necessarily hurt your account’s visibility or performance.
Someone blocked me on Instagram, and now their likes have disappeared. Why?
- Cause they blocked you, they don’t want to share their story with you, and that’s it.
- Once you block someone, all of their digital footprints will disappear.
When you block someone, All their interactions on your account also get removed.
- If they have a comment on your pic or like. Everything will get removed from your account
In which contexts can the saying “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” be applied?
I can think of one:
When driving through a mountainous area with its many curves and sharp turns, it is dangerous to go over the advised speed limit in hopes of reaching your destination faster. With exceedingly high speed, you may either get into an accident, or your vehicle breaks down. However, if you take it easy and stay within the advised speed limit, your drive will be smooth and reach your destination safely and sound.
So, in this case, slow is smooth and smooth is fast. You will have an enjoyable ride without any issues with an inevitable accident and your vehicle’s engine.
One of the areas in which this saying can be applied is in the sport of golf.
If your backlift, swing, and follow-through are slow and smooth, you can achieve a greater distance than if you try and hit the ball out of the park; you will likely only succeed in creating a divot the size of a bunker.
Who said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart”?
To be beautiful is not just in the face but being beautiful in the heart; you can be beautiful and dull, but when you are beautiful In the heart, all love you, and things are made easier for you
PICTURES speak LOUDER than WORDS.
Inward Appearance is more significant than Outward Appearance; you might call it Hypocrisy.
Inner Beauty is much more important than an Outer appearance or Physical Presence.
LETTERS speak LOUDER than WORDS
We are expected to balance Inner and Outer Beauty to be a Perfect Combination.
Stay Refreshed now
LETTERS speak LOUDER than WORDS.
When have you used the phrase, “slow is smooth and smooth is fast”?
- I’ve never heard it before. It sounds like good advice to anyone learning a process. If you start slowly and learn each step of the process completely and competently, then move on to the next step, the result is that you will be as smooth and quick as possible at completing the entire process.
- Teaching Tai Chi…. you do the moves slowly and as smoothly as possible. Over and over and over… it forms muscle patterns, and when a quick response is required, muscle memory reacts, and thinking is not required.
- The “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” concept likely originates in the Military. In that context, moving fast (or rushing it) is reckless and potentially fatal. Napolean said.
I never thought that. The phrase makes me think of a roller coaster made out of lumber. There, slow is not smooth, and fast is rough.
- Maybe the words have more to do with interpersonal relations. In that arena, a smooth operator may get places fast.
Who first said “with great power”?
Sword of Damocles
“According to the story, Damocles was pandering to his king, Dionysius, exclaiming that Dionysius was truly fortunate as a great man of power and authority without peer, surrounded by magnificence. In response, Dionysius offered to switch places with Damocles for one day so that Damocles could taste that very fortune firsthand. Damocles quickly and eagerly accepted the king’s proposal. Damocles sat on the king’s throne, surrounded by countless luxuries. There were beautifully embroidered rugs, fragrant perfumes and the most select of foods, piles of silver and gold, and the service of attendants unparalleled in their beauty, surrounding Damocles with riches and excess. But Dionysius, who had made many enemies during his reign, arranged that a sword should hang above the throne, held at the pommel only by a single hair of a horse’s tail to evoke the sense of what it is like to be king: though having much fortune, always having to watch in fear and anxiety against dangers that might try to overtake him. Damocles finally begged the king to be allowed to depart because he no longer wanted to be so fortunate, realizing that great power comes with great responsibility.
King Dionysius effectively conveyed the constant fear in which a person with great power may live. Dionysius committed many cruelties in his rise to power, such that he could never go on to rule justly because that would make him vulnerable to his enemies. Cicero used this story as the last in a series of contrasting examples to conclude his fifth *Disputation*, in which the theme is that having virtue is sufficient for living a happy life.” — Wikipedia, “Damocles”
Original question: “Who said, “The war will end.
The leaders will shake their hands. The older woman will be waiting for her martyred son. I don’t know who sold our motherland. But I saw who paid the price.”?” Mahmoud Darwish. See the source citation below:
“At a time when the world is closely watching the horrific images of war unfolding in Ukraine, a poem written by the famous Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish is being widely shared on social media. The 10-line poem talks about the futility of war and questions who pays the price of the war in the end.
“These are the evocative lines of the poem titled The War Will End
“The war will end.
The leaders will shake hands.
The older woman will keep waiting for her martyred son.
That girl will wait for her beloved husband.
And those children will wait for their hero father.
I don’t know who sold our homeland
But I saw who paid the price.”
From:
Mahmoud Darwish
Which person first said that the Earth is round and not flat?
Look at your computer screen. What do you need to see right in the middle?
Confused by my question? Close one eye. All of a sudden, a nose appears off to the side! What, was the nose not there before? Does your nose only exist when you have one eye shut? No! It only looks like it does.
If we gauged everything off what things looked and felt like, we’d be very wrong very often.
The human brain is a powerful device. We conceive the Earth as flat in our everyday life because it is easier for our brains to work with because the Earth might as well be flat in short distances.
However, experiment after experiment proved the Earth is round. Try a Cavendish Gravity Torsion Rig. If you don’t believe me, you can make one yourself – and don’t for a second call it a waste of time and argue about it with me because it’ll take less time to make than to try to argue with me about it. So don’t be an anti-science hypocrite who is too afraid to step out of their comfort zone of only believing people on YouTube who make money off of you being gullible; do some science.
Even if you believe me, the Cavendish Rig is a cool experiment, and you get to prove that gravity exists all to yourself!
Now, back to the subject: why does the Earth look flat? Because we are so very close to it. Grab a large ball and hold it at arm’s length. Looks like a ball, right? Now, get to the point that your nose touches it, and look at the “horizon.” Still curves, but you don’t see the 360-degree arc, do you? If that ball were the Earth, you’d still be in a higher orbit than the ISS.
The closer you get, the less arc you see – until at about 40,000, it appears flat to the human eye and brain combo, that dastardly reality-warping pair.
What makes you think the Earth is round?
I live in Sweden.
Not only does Sweden have a great education system that educates people, but it is also very elongated. Parts of it are past the Arctic Circle.
This means that celebrating Midsummer’s Eve in perpetual sunlight is possible in Kiruna, and the next day, you fly to Malmö in Skåne, and although the summer night is bright, there’s no sun to be seen at midnight. Then you fly back to Kiruna the next night, and you can see the sun at midnight again.
Conversely, you can spend Christmas Eve in Kiruna in perpetual darkness and then fly south to Malmö and get several hours of daylight.
That would not be physically possible on a flat Earth.
And that’s in addition to lunar eclipses that don’t look like this:
…or even like this:
…but look like this:
And that’s why I know that the Earth is spherical.
If the Earth is round, why are our shoes flat?
- If the Marianas trench is deep, why are strawberries red?
- If the sky is blue, why don’t pigs have wings?
- If J.K. Rowling is a published author, why isn’t the Italian flag purple?
- If it rains in southern California, why were there the Winter Olympics?
This is the funniest non-sequitur I have ever heard. So funny I had to make up a few of my own. The only difference is that I was joking on purpose.
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