“It is not about the quantity of your product or service, it is about the quality”. I bet we all know that famous saying and it is absolutely accurate. It is much better to have written one great phenomenal bestseller than ten books who are barely selling and no one knows about or reads. It is all about the final outcome of what it is you are doing, what are you finally producing?

In my personal life and experience, I have come to find out after being disappointed with myself many times due to procrastination, that it is rather unnecessary than useful to get all wind up for not finishing or doing something when you intend or plan for it. There are moments when you just do not feel like doing something, maybe because you are tired or perhaps because you lack the motivation or inspiration, either way it is more beneficial to put in the work when you feel like doing so, in contrast to forcing yourself when you feel the total opposite. This is because when you force yourself to do something, there is a lack of imaginative ability because you are simply uninspired, which again makes it a lot harder to come up with creative ideas and solutions. Your brain simply is not working in its best optimal manner whenever the imaginative part of your brain is foggy and hard to get a hold on. It is only when you intuitively feel the timing to be right to do something, that includes having a creative spark, that your body, mind and spirit works as whole to complete those tasks in its best capacity.

Why putting in effort can be difficult

One of the reasons why putting in effort into things can be hard or difficult especially at first, is because our brain lacks the dopamine to do it – that we are so used from getting from activities that take very little conscious effort (spending time on social media, watching TV etc). Therefore our brain is in a sense programmed to take the path to least resistance and thus our subconscious automatically will make us do what is most easy, which of course ultimately ends up working against us. Think about how easy it is to go on your phone and just watch Youtube videos continuously for two hours on end. Before you know it you spent the whole afternoon on your mobile device while you were not even planning on doing so! That is the danger of being into a constant dopamine hit cycle that is derived from such things as social media; it works just like a drug.

Lifting the pressure

Let’s talk about why we just do not take a little action at a time instead of none at all then? Wouldn't that be a lot smarter and more productive? Well yes of course, but the problem with most people is that they set their goals or intentions way too high, they have unrealistic expectations. I am not saying I am not guilty of being that way myself sometimes still, but I have realized the power of setting smaller goals and intentions at a time. We are naturally more likely to give up fast when we perceive something to be a lot of work, but when we make things smaller in our mind, we believe more that it can be achieved and even more so that it can be fun and rewarding and as a result, we will continue doing it. You see how working a little slower actually creates the opposite effect in the end; it actually moves you towards success more rapidly, ironically enough.

How moving slow, yet steady will produce your desired results

I am now going to show you and explain how moving slow and steady will actually benefit you and work in your favour in the long run. As I have stated at the very beginning of this article, it is the quality of the effort you invest that matters, it is not about the quantity. This is why we are moving rather slow, because doing that increases our chances for more success long-term. I am well-aware of course that this does not account for each person since everyone is different, however this is my personal advice for those who do not have or want to invest the time to spend hours every single day doing what they feel is necessary in order to achieve great results or success, but still want the outcome they desire. There really is no need to do that at all as a matter of fact, as I believe you should work, invest or simply entertain things at your own pace, what feels best and most natural to you and your own situation.