If I wasn't in IT I think I'd love the military, not the stupid political stuff and killing people, but the organization, discipline, routine, focus on predictability, protocols, etc.

Yeah it's boring if it all works but boring is good. And we've been trying to apply this to software development for ages as well - think "continuous deployment" practices (or its new name, DORA metrics in the 2020's).

I know it in Spanish (probably it exists in other languages too?) "Visteme despacio que estoy apurado"

"Dress me slowly that I am in a hurry"

reminds me of top age of empires II players making tons of clics per minute the game appears so smooth when watching it as a spectator (without seeing the player's mouse and clicks but only the units moving)

I use this one. I've witnessed so much time wasted on broken shit being shipped. Tie your shoelaces and you won't trip on them.

I've always heard "slow is steady and steady is fast."

Same thing, but from the trades instead of the military.