Why Does Rick Rubin Work Fast and Stay Patient?

David Senra says Rick Rubin holds a paradox for the best work: stay patient and avoid rushing the process, and at the same time work quickly and without delay.

When the work is flowing, keep going. Schedules get set aside when fleeting moments of illumination come. Summon strength and commit to the offering, even when it arises at an inopportune time. The commitment is the serious artist's obligation. Alongside that duty, the work reveals itself as you go, which cuts against overthinking and overanalyzing. The move is to just get started. Action produces information. Finishing still matters. Release the work, then move on to the next thing. The reward for great work is more work. Patience means the process is not rushed. Speed means the work happens quickly and without delay.

The pace sounds like Jeff Bezos. The motto for one of Jeff Bezos's companies is step-by-step ferociously: avoid rushing the process while working quickly and without delay.