Last year, I watched the Brad Pitt starrer F1 (movie) and liked it. I liked it enough to watch it twice in the theaters and later bought the movie on Apple TV and watched it another 4 times (without skipping a single scene; start to finish). It has the perfect amount of drama accompanied by an excellent score by Hans Zimmer. Oh and Brad Pitt. Kerry Condon was 😍!
In the movie, Sonny Hayes, excellently portrayed by Brad says – “Slow is smooth, smooth is fast”. That line stuck with me. It seemed true. It seemed solid. I felt like I had heard it before, but couldn’t remember where.
So, after the first viewing in the theater, I got back home and did some research on the origin of that phrase. It’s credited mostly to the United States Navy SEALs.
The logic seems counterintuitive at first, but it signifies the fact that speed built on control is sustainable. Speed built on chaos is inconsistent. Correctness leads to clarity. Clarity leads to performance.
Ever since I learned about it, it changed me. I try my best to remember this and apply it whenever I learn something new. I mostly tend to forget it when I begin learning something new and as I make progress, I remember it and tend to stick with the philosophy.
Learn. Practice. Perform.
You start slow by learning. You practice and remove any friction points to achieve smoothness in your craft. You get fast and perform.
This has been a real game changer for me. Thank you, Sonny!
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