Title Of Prompt or Slow Speech

Author Michel de Montaigne

Kind of Book Essay

How strongly I recommend it 7/10 

My Impressions Short and sweet. Well worth reading

Practical Takeaways

  • Don't force your work too hard. Let it flow naturally. Don't let it become stale

Big Ideas

  • There are some people who speak well quickly and off the cuff, other who only speak about thinking hard about what they are going to say (lawyers a better suited for quick speakers and Preachers for slow speakers)

  • Sometimes straining too hard to do something (like one's work) has the effect of making it worse because it becomes stale and doesn't flow. Also the person's soul becomes strained