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For many people, there are essentially only two speeds, fast and faster. It seems that,most of the time, we are scrambling around, moving very quickly, doing three or fourthings at once. Often we are only paying partial attention or half listening to thepeople we are working with. Our minds are cluttered and overly busy.Perhaps the reason so many of us spend so much time scrambling is that we fearfalling behind or losing our edge. Our competitors, and everyone else around us, seemto be moving so fast that we feel we must do the same.It i important to note that, in this hyper, frenetic state of mind, our concentrationsuffers. We waste previous energy and have a tendency to make mistakes. Whenwe're scrambling, it's difficult to determine what's truly most relevant because we areso preoccupied with getting everything done. Because we are moving so quickly, it'seasy to get stressed out, nervous, and agitated. And because we are so "on edge,"things get on our nerves easily and often. When we are scrambling, it's really easy tosweat the small sruff.As an experiment, see if you can make a conscious effort to slow down - both yourthinking and your actions. If you do, I think you'llbe pleasantly surprised to discoverthat, despite the slower speed, you'll become more relaxed and far more effective.The reason this happens is that you'll regain your composure and be able to see thebigger picture. Your stress level will drop dramatically and it will even seem like youhave more time. Your thinking and listening skills will become sharper and morehoned. You'llbe able to anticipate problems rather than finding yourself in the middleof them so often.I'd estimate that I operate at about half the speed I did ten years ago. I get about twiceas much work accomplished! It's actually quite remarkable how much y'ou can dowhen you're calm and collected. And perhaps even more importantly, you enjoy whatyou are doing far more than when you're rushing around. I fully acknowledge theneed to be productive, and lrealize how much work there is to do. However, ironic asit may seem, its often the case that you'll get more done in less time when you stopscrambling so much.Give the answer from the above passage:-1.What does the writer mean when he says "...there are essentially only two speeds,fast and faster".2.Why are we compelled to behave in this manner?What happens to our efficiency when we move in this hyper fashion?3.Give reasons why you would function better when you sloe down?4.Give a title to the Passage?

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1.What does the writer mean when he says "...there are essentially only two speeds,fast and faster": He means that in our modern world people tend to live their lives hurried and aware of producing as much as they can in the time they have; that’s why you live, work and move fast, because you have to use time the most efficient way possible   .2.Why are we compelled to behave in this manner? This happens because there’s a tendency in the modern world to be overly productive. It is expected from everybody to do everything fast and perfect because that’s the way people get more money and more things for themselves.   What happens to our efficiency when we move in this hyper fashion? Working and living so fast is not good for the brain, because it gets tired and performs poorly. People give too much effort to speed that they forget quality, creativity and leisure. When being too fast, you get things done but you don’t get them done appropriately.   3.Give reasons why you would function better when you slow down? It is better for mental health to slow down; paradoxically, you also perform better when you take a minute to relax and slow down your pace for doing things.   4.Give a title to the Passage? Living in the fast lane.