Some changes are so slow, you don't notice them, others are so fast, they don't notice you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker contrasts slow changes unnoticed with fast changes that overwhelm.
- In plain terms
- Slow changes go unnoticed; fast changes overtake you.
- What can you take from it?
- Speed determines whether we notice or survive change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What changes do you ignore?
- How do you adapt?
Another view
Sometimes slow change is still visible.
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