The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reducing effort can increase speed and power by eliminating unnecessary tension.
- In plain terms
- Using less effort makes you faster and more powerful.
- What can you take from it?
- Less effort leads to greater speed and power.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where are you using more effort than needed?
- How can you relax to work better?
Another view
Some tasks require maximum effort to succeed.
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