Go Slow (Sometimes) to Succeed

When people think of productivity, they often think of doing things faster. Learning 50 keyboard shortcuts to take off a millisecond here or there when typing, ignoring the demands of your bladder to try to push through, trying to work a problem that takes half an hour in the five minutes you have between back-to-back meetings.

Going slowly, or taking breaks, or doing something analog instead of digitally seems like it would be, well, counterproductive to productivity, right? In certain cases, though, slowing down helps you speed up in a healthy way.