Year, n. A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author cynically defines a year as a time filled with repeated letdowns.
- In plain terms
- A year is just a lot of disappointments.
- What can you take from it?
- Expect challenges rather than perfect outcomes yearly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What were your biggest disappointments this year?
- How do you define a successful year?
Another view
It ignores the joys and successes that also happen in a year.
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