I worked 8+ years as a lab technician. We were always working at top speed because we got three deliveries a day of specimans. I was always in a hurry to get my work done so I would be ready for the next delivery. In the almost 30 years since that job I do the same thing with every task or whatever I take on including quilting. I once made a full size bed quilt from piecing to handquiltng in 5 weeks for a raffle to raise funds for our local quilt documentation project. I can usually handquilt a queen size top in six weeks or so. Being speedy has allowed me to accomplish a lot durring my almost 61 years.