“Wow, that is fast,” people say, marveling at the effortless ability to solve a problem.
“That took me 20 years,” thinks the master, who has spent her whole career learning, growing, and caring enough to be good at this thing.
When you see someone who makes something difficult look easy, that’s mastery. When you see someone acting fast and then dealing with the consequences, that’s speed.
It’s easy to confuse the two, but it’s critical that you don’t.