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What does it mean?
Slow progress might mean you are on the wrong path.
In plain terms
Going slow could mean you are going the wrong way.
What can you take from it?
Check your direction, not just your speed.

Where it applies

  • career decisions
  • personal projects
  • life choices

Putting it to work

  • evaluating goals
  • adjusting course

Questions to consider

  • Are you moving in the right direction?
  • Is speed more important than direction?

Another view

It ignores that slow progress can still be meaningful.

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