I always say, ‘Look, I’d rather you take an extra minute or two and slow up service to get it right.’ Because the one minute behind you are now is going to become six minutes behind because we’re going to have to redo the plate. — For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef
One of the things that seems counterintuitive is not to rush things especially if you need to rush things.
Rushing leads to low-quality, compromised work that may take you more time in other, not-obvious ways.
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