One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary person.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Automation replaces many workers but cannot match a single exceptional human.
- In plain terms
- Machines do lots of work, but great people are irreplaceable.
- What can you take from it?
- Human excellence matters more than mechanical efficiency.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes your work irreplaceable?
- Are you too easily replaced?
Another view
Some roles can be fully automated without human input.
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