Had a few barbers pole boys in our company over the years, always in a rush, never happy with the level or the route, on at ATC all the time, you know the sort. I don't think it's a coincidence that quite a few of them came unstuck, lining up in front of other an aircraft doing a low vis. approach, landing without clearance etc. Personally I can't get too excited about getting there 2 minutes earlier, drop shoulders a bit and go with the flow.