Hurrying

Hurrying is a sure sign to me that I'm not fully present, that I am out of the flow.  Hurrying doesn't have to do with how quickly your moving.  It is about the desire to be somewhere else, sooner than you perceive will happen.  So you hurry.  Your awareness closes down to see things around you from the simple perspective of how they affect your progress.  Are they slowing you down, in your way? Annoyance, frustration.  More hurrying.

If  you’re hurrying, you're out of the flow.  Hurrying won't speed your progress, but it will certainly make you feel stressed and unhappy. 

On the other hand, if you’re present to what’s around you, go with the flow, and make space for others, you’ll slip through and around with ease.

I've convinced that everything truly important about being a human has been known for a long time.  Here's a quote from Zhuang Zhou, who lived in China from around 369 BC to 286 BC:

Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

We each have to learn it for ourselves, though.  It's only be experiencing it in our own lives that the thought becomes meaning, and can change how we live.