What's hit's history: what's missed's mystery.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Events that happen become part of the past, while those that do not happen remain unknown.
- In plain terms
- What happens is known, what doesn't is unknown.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept reality as it is and acknowledge the unknown.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you worrying about that hasn't happened?
- How do you handle missed opportunities?
Another view
It oversimplifies the complex relationship between action and outcome.
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