{"id":1381,"date":"2015-02-24T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2020-02-29T14:49:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T19:49:19","slug":"haste-makes-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/haste-makes-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Haste Makes Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Haste-Makes-Waste-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https:\/\/temp.dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Haste-Makes-Waste-6.jpg\" alt=\"Haste Makes Waste 6\" width=\"262\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a>Speed works well on a race track but\u00a0can cause problems\u00a0other places. My parents and grandparents often said haste makes waste.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A few people can complete tasks quickly and well. Most of us need to take our time. A slow but steady pace usually means a safer and better outcome.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>When we rush, we waste time and effort.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We may have to repeat\u00a0our task, because we did not do it right the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Think about the potential problems.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Lives injured or lost when we drive too fast<\/li>\n<li>Tests failed when\u00a0we rush our answers<\/li>\n<li>Money wasted when we invest in get-rich-quick schemes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Who wants:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A doctor who won\u2019t take time to answer questions?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">An attorney who skips reading the evidence for a trial?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">A cook who serves food before it\u2019s done?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>As John Wooden said, \u201cIf you do not have the time to do it right, when will you find the time to do it over?\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThe plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty\u201d (Proverbs 21:5 NIV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Special thanks to Lisa Despain for the photo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/xP7HL\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a> and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speed works well on a race track but\u00a0can cause problems\u00a0other places. My parents and grandparents often said haste makes waste. A few people can complete tasks quickly and well. Most of us need to take our time. A slow but steady pace usually means a safer and better outcome. When we rush, we waste time and effort. We may have to repeat\u00a0our task, because we did not do it right the first time. Think about the potential problems. 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