NOWHERE FASTLying in your bed and on a Saturday nightYou're sweatin' buckets and it's not even hotBut your brain has got the messageAnd it's sending it outTo every nerve and every muscle you've gotYou've got so many dreamsThat you don't know where to put 'emSo you'd better turn a few of 'em looseYour body's got a feeling that it's starting to rustYou'd better rev it up and put it to useAnd I don't know how I ever thought that I could make it all aloneWhen you only make it betterAnd it better be tonightAnd we'll fly away on those angel wings of chrome in your daddy's carWaiting there for you tonightI'll be there for you tonightEven if you don't have anywhere to goYou go down on the pedal and you're ready to rollAnd even if you don't have anywhere to goYou go down on the pedal and you're ready to rollAnd your speedIs all you'll ever needAll you'll ever need to knowDarlin', Darlin'You and me we're goin' nowhere slowlyAnd we've gotta get away from the pastThere's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, babyBut we should be goin' nowhere fastEverybody's goin' nowhere slowlyThey're only fighting for the chance to be lastThere's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, babyBut we should be goin' nowhere fastIt's so much better goin' nowhere fastStalkin' in the shadows by the light of the moonIt's like a prison and the night is a cellGoin' anywhere has gotta be heaven tonight'Cause stayin' here has gotta be hellDyin' in the city like a fire on the waterLet's go runnin' on the back of the windThere's gotta' be some action on the face of the earthAnd I've gotta see your face once againAnd I don' know where I ever got the bright idea that I was coolSo alone and independentBut I'm depending on you nowAnd you'll always be the only thing that I just can't be withoutAnd I'm out for you tonightI'm comin' out for you tonightEven if you don't have anywhere to goYou go down on the pedal and you're ready to roll (ready to roll)Even if you don't have anywhere to goYou go down on the pedal and you're ready to rollAnd your speedIs all you'll ever needAll you'll ever need to knowDarlin', Darlin'You and me we're goin' nowhere slowlyAnd we've gotta get away from the pastThere's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, babyBut we should be goin' nowhere fastEverybody's goin' nowhere slowlyThey're only fighting for the chance to be lastThere's nothin' wrong with goin' nowhere, babyBut we should be goin' nowhere fastIt's so much better goin' nowhere fastGodspeedGodspeedGodspeedSpeed us away!GodspeedGodspeedGodspeedSpeed us away!GodspeedGodspeedGodspeedSpeed us away! We're goin' nowhere fast!
The Nowhere Fast
Business adaptiveness is often misconstrued as the ability to bring a product or service to market faster than others, and many businesses disproportionately obsess over this aspect. The Agile methodology, which is predominantly used for this purpose, is highly effective in helping you churn out large volumes of work in relatively short timeframes, but this is no guarantee of differentiation, innovation or success.
In reality, speed to market is just one of the many determinants to success, and often not the primary one. The key competence that gives you the edge in a fast-moving world is the ability to quickly match your capabilities to a changing context. This requires thinking that goes beyond the product level and goes into a deeper, more systemic realm.
The primary reason why people speed is in the name itself. We believe that going 5 or 10 kilometers over the posted speed limit is going to get us to our destination faster. While this seems to be a straightforward and obvious way of thinking, the reality is quite different. Multiple studies have been done surrounding this issue, such as that featured by BBC News. The overall verdict is this: speeding does get you there slightly faster.
With that said, the only noticeable differences come over longer trips on the freeways. In this particular case, higher speeds are seen to get drivers to their destinations somewhat faster (duh). However, this is not the case for all driving settings. In fact, outside of this application, speeding is virtually ineffective. We have all had some jerk zoom past us on a city street, only to pull up right next to him at the next light. This is the reality for speeders in many suburban and urban areas. Any slight time gains made are often lost completely while sitting at red lights or in general traffic.
On top of the environmental benefits, this technology can also make our travels more efficient by allowing us to cruise through green lights all the way. This is proven to be a much faster alternative to speeding between red lights. 2ff7e9595c
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