When you really think about it, I'm not delusional enough to think that what I do is important to life as we know it on this planet. No. But neither is what you do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Simmons acknowledges his work is not globally important, noting that most human work shares this limitation.
- In plain terms
- He admits what he does isn't vital to the planet, just like most other people's jobs.
- What can you take from it?
- Most individual work has limited global impact.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What truly matters in a life?
- Do you need to be important?
Another view
Small actions can aggregate into significant change.
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