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What does it mean?
Everything in nature serves a purpose.
In plain terms
Nature does not waste.
What can you take from it?
Look for purpose in things.

Where it applies

  • science
  • biology
  • problem solving

Putting it to work

  • study functions
  • seek purpose

Questions to consider

  • What purpose does this serve?
  • Is there waste in nature?

Another view

Some natural events seem wasteful or random.

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