To add speed, add lightness.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Speed is achieved primarily by reducing weight rather than adding power.
- In plain terms
- To go faster, make things lighter.
- What can you take from it?
- Reduce weight to increase speed.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can you make your work lighter?
- What adds speed in your field?
Another view
Power is also needed to overcome resistance.
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