I'm not rushing anything, just got 54 on my nin and have a bunch more to go, I don't get the need to rush, I try to do the quests at a steady pace, but I'm not trying to fly through it, not everyone plays the same way.
Once I finally do hit 60 I'm going to be lvling my first craft, probably goldsmith, and I have a feeling that will take a long, long while and I'm ok with that.
If you love the game you don't need to rush it, go at a medium steady pace, and try and go outside too.
