"The hurrier I go, the behinder I get."

Hi Karen, Yes, yes yes, this is so true and so frustrating! It happens to me every morning when I am madly competing with the clock (I have one in every room LOL) and just succeeding in nick of time! I do the silliest mistakes, I forget the most important things (like switching off the gas oven), things keep falling from my hands and adds to the mess…you wont believe I even rush to the bathroom without the towel only to come back again for it…its hilarious I’m sure if I watch it in leisure but at that moment, I feel the I don’t even have the time to breathe LOL But yes, I am a bit impetuous by nature and I cant really do anything slowly…even if I have time on hand, I just cant do it at a gentler pace…once the work is done, I’m relieved but before that I just have to rush. OMG…the worst was when I rushed out leaving the door keys behind and had to wait on the road for two hrs before a very angry and glaring hubby came from his office to rescue me

"More haste: less speed" is an old proverb with much truth. I find this happens more with me on short, quick, simple little tasks which I try to do in a hurry. I drop things, fumble, make mistakes or do something silly - just plain make a mess. I am used to working to deadlines, so as a general rule I pace myself well. Sometimes, when time seems to speed up and it is later than I thought, and I have to get ready to go out and running late, I'll get a wriggle on and end up being early. Contrarily, if I find I have oodles of time to get ready, I take my time and end up on the verge of running late. We're a weird mob!

I find that to be so true! I realised at some point that there is a time for everything and no matter how much you hurry you are not going to get it done any quicker because if the time is not right, something will crop up to delay you. I think I realised this best a few years ago when driving. Whenever I was going somewhere and would go fast, overtaking too much sometimes as well, it would always happen that later on in the journey there was some hold-up or other. A level-crossing closed or a queue due to road works or whatever meaning that there was a long wait which just made me lose all the time that I had gained by going quicker. Even in the kitchen. I now go at a much steadier pace and things are done better, more thoroughly and with no stressed up feeling at then end.

hi karen madam, i am always in hurry,i eat hurriedly,i will finish the food with in few minutes,i will do things also fast if they are other,but my works are late,due to fastness i will forget some thing to carry and comming back to home to get the same thing once again,have a nice day

Before I was a mother, I was quite efficient at being able to get things done in a hurry. Then, I had children. Now, whenever I am in a hurry it seems as if I can't get things done in a time efficient manner at all. Where it used to take me just twenty minutes to get out of the door on a given day, it now takes me more than an hour to get ready and get out the door. And, when I am running behind, it is inevitable that the kids won't cooperate on getting ready for whatever it is that we have to do.

i think sometimes the hurrier you go, the faster you get things done. ofcourse the hurrier means doing things quickly in your plan, not just hurry without plan. for example, i am a faster girl, usually i do things quickly and it is easy to make mistakes.so i will make plans for the week before it comes. i will write down what i am going to do on this day, then i can do it quickly and correctly!

Behinder is not a accepted word in the dictionary though it is part of the urban dictionary which means "giving something from behind". Not the same meaning as we intended to say. The quote can be said as "The faster I go, the slower I get". Now to the discussion, I like to do things fast. I plan well so that I can do things fast by spending less time. But, your quote goes well with one example in my life. Every sunday, I go to church. Even if I wake up at 7 or 7:30 or 8 and do things, my family will be ready only at 9. So no point in waking up early.

Hi Karen I find that to the one time I was late getting the Children to School years ago the more I rushed the more I got stressed and they would probably be later then what they would have been had I stayed calm and not stressed out lol There have been a few other Incidents to so now I try not to rush lol

i know what you mean. i find that i also make a lot of mistakes when i am trying to get stuff done quick. i find this especially when i am typing and often at work this happens!!

Hey PeacefulWmn! I am always doing things way to fast! And as you said, it does cause accidents plenty of the time! I am always dropping things and sometimes falling or banging into things, but it still doesn't stop me and I never learn to slow down! I have always been like that! And my Mother, who is going to be 80 is the same way! We are just naturally hyper and just are always in a hurry to get things done! I don't know why we are like that! And then there are times that I will just sit around and not do anything at all! I go from one extreme to another!

If you take the time to get your day organized you will not feel so rushed, just remember to always remain flexible, if you don't for sure something will come along a throw off you schedule.

The saying "haste makes waste" was born for a reason! It just amazes me to see people racing toward a red light. They have to cut in front of you so they can be the first to have to wait.

HI karen that is true that u have seen around. slow and steady wins the race. i never forget that story of a tortoise and deer. have u ever heard it ? i often do some mistakes if i become hurry for something. so no repentation ever. i am always a behinder to get. hahaha...

Perfectly true. Sometimes we are too in a hurry to achieve and get things but in the end we fail, because we forget to look back and consider basic steps first. Slow but firm steps are better than urgent but not perfect.

Hi Karen! I think that it is also said that “making hurry is the job of a devil’. It is very true that if you make too much hurry in executing a task, you may end up as the last one. Too much hurry could be counter-productive and could result in some kind of loss to us. Though the life is very busy and time is at premium, yet we should take our own time to accomplish certain tasks, lest we land into some kind of trouble. I take my own time to complete my tasks and do not unnecessarily accelerate my speed. My better half is faster than me in accomplishing tasks and she expects the same from me………lol! She also tend to commit mistakes, when speeding up. Have a great day! Deepak

I think that's normal. When we rush, our brain is more focused on achieving something thus our ability to coordinate our actions (like eye and hand coordination) tend to not coordinate well. Which is why, in most cases, most especially in emergencies, people who panic are less likely to survive.

Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji, In fact practice is neededtoexecute such hurries. Our brain, mind and limbs must co-ordinate to performby heart and soul. I remember, my hubby will come after duty and just tell meto get ready as we have to go to movie, we have only 30 mts of time, we have made many SOP's fpr many occasions and we just follow. Afterall he wants to make use of his service carer experiences even now. If one makes plan earlier, one will never skip many and make less mistakes.Hereminds me of very old movie entitled "OPERATION PETTICOT" (1954-55). He has a slogan, "THEMORE WE SWEAT IN PEACE, THE LESS WE BLEED IN WAR" Wishing you a very happy Chrismas and New Year-2010. May God bless You and have a great time.

Hi Karen, in Greece everyone is too laid back to hurry and I've definitely adopted that style. I can't think when I do unless it is rushing to get somewhere in the car and on those days I need to hurry I get slowed down by something stuck in front which reminds me to set off earlier next time. If I need to hurry in the kitchen I've got multi tasking in there down to a fine art.

I can get things done faster than anyone else, but that just means I make more mistakes than anyone else. I try to calm myself down, by taking my time and make/ forget little as possible