Le plus grand defaut de la penetration n'est pas de n'aller point jusqu'au but, c'est de le passer.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The greatest fault of penetration is not failing to reach the goal, but going past it.
- In plain terms
- Overthinking or overanalyzing can be worse than not understanding enough.
- What can you take from it?
- Overanalyzing can lead to missing the point.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When has overthinking hurt your judgment?
Another view
Sometimes going past the goal is necessary to find deeper truths.
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