That's a refreshing image, I like your description too. So many people claim the timer adds minutes, you rarely hear about it subtracting time. It took Michelangelo over 4 years to paint the ceiling of Sistine Chapel, I've never heard someone say of his masterpiece "sheesh, 4 years? what a slacker" or "psshh, I could have done that in like 2 years". My point being, who cares how long it took, it's the end result that matters.
drawn in 6 min