One man's constant is another man's variable.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- What is fixed for one person is dynamic for another.
- In plain terms
- Constants and variables depend on your perspective.
- What can you take from it?
- Perspective defines what changes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you treat as constant?
- Can you shift perspective?
Another view
It glosses over technical definitions of constants.
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