It's not about finding *time*. It's about taking proper care to secure one's belongings. I simply choose not to be intimidated into rushing (more below).

My rollaboard and laptop bag both have flat zippered front pockets so there's really no digging.

At the X-ray belt my stuff goes through the shute in the same order everytime: shoes, locked rollaboard, laptop, laptop bag. I simply pop my wallet + BP/passport + watch inside the front pocket of the laptop bag and slap on the combo lock just before shoving it through, taking care to spin just one of the four dials by the same two digits every time.

Once on the other side the reacquisition routine is as swift as predictable: shoes slip on; rollaboard comes off (handle up and re-positioned to go); laptop slips inside laptop bag; watch, ID and wallet come out if needed right away (though mostly I leave 'em there til I get to the gate or lounge), laptop bag goes over shoulder and I'm off knowing all my most valuable possessions are secure. If a TSO feels the need to secondary me, they do so pretty much at my pace rather than theirs.

The drill is so rote by now I don't have much occasion to worry about how awake I am or how much commotion may be around me. Mindfulness practice has payed off handsomely for me at the c/p. I try to remember to breathe as slowly and deeply as I can throughout the process, which helps me stay focused and calm at the task at hand.

Hard as it is resisting the slide into the rush-rush cultural norm, there is a time and place for deliberateness.