I haven't trusted polls since I read that 62% of women had affairs during their lunch hour. I've never met a woman in my life who would give up lunch for sex.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author distrusts statistical polls because they often report implausible figures that contradict personal experience.
- In plain terms
- I don't trust polls because the numbers often sound fake compared to what I know in real life.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal experience can be a useful check against exaggerated statistics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When should you trust data over intuition?
- How do you spot unrealistic statistics?
Another view
Personal anecdotes are limited by individual scope and may not represent broader trends.
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