slow and steady wins the race

This chapter felt like Inception. While I was reading the section where Rushkoff discusses how our brains fly through large amounts of information in order to grasp the gist of it. While I was reading this I found myself doing exactly what he was describing. I found my eyes darting around the page trying to condense as much information as I could into my mind as fast as possible. 

I've been running around nonstop (physically and mentally) since my plane finally landed in Logan Airport early Tuesday morning. For me this was a sign. Slow down and smell the flowers. 

We're always in search of ways to collect large amounts of information in short periods of time. Rushkoff talked about how that information is not fully processed in a short amount of time. He used the example of studying for an exam days in advance rather than the night before. All the info being crammed into the brain during an all-nighter is less likely to stick in the brain than if one start studying earlier, and actually has time to process the information fully before having to take an exam. 

I think the most important lesson to take away from this chapter is to remember that as cliche as it might sound - slow and steady wins the race. While it may take a little more time in the moment, in the long-run (no pun intended) more data will be processed.