I prefer the look of the hand stitched binding to all my other options -- and I too am soooo slow at it. I find it helps to do for a specific duration so typically a tv show... I also find it helps me to do in a group setting if you have a work group. Finally I repeat to myself "a kiss with every stitch" instead of using bad language
On the practical side, how tiny are your stitches? maybe you can reduce the count by a couple stitches per inch and still have a quality/secure product.