Ideas too are a life and a world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ideas have their own existence and influence how we perceive reality.
- In plain terms
- Thoughts create their own realities.
- What can you take from it?
- Treat ideas as having real impact.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do ideas shape your world?
Another view
Ideas lack physical substance despite their influence.
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