Et a quoi bon executer des projets, puisque le projet est en lui-meme une jouissance suffisante?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Executing projects may be unnecessary because the project itself already provides sufficient pleasure.
- In plain terms
- The act of planning can be its own reward.
- What can you take from it?
- Find satisfaction in the process, not just the outcome.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does a project become merely a pastime?
- How do you balance process and result?
Another view
Some goals require completion to be meaningful.
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