The complexity of things - the things within things - just seems to be endless. I mean nothing is easy, nothing is simple.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Munro reflects on the endless complexity of life and asserts that nothing is truly easy or simple.
- In plain terms
- Life is endlessly complex and nothing is simple.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that complexity is a fundamental part of existence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you see simplicity in a complex world?
Another view
This stance might discourage efforts to find clarity or solutions.
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