The future will soon be a thing of the past.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The future will quickly become part of the past.
- In plain terms
- Soon the future will be past.
- What can you take from it?
- Change is rapid; what is ahead soon becomes history.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does acknowledging rapid change affect your goals?
Another view
It states an obvious truth without insight.
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