Je prefere la pensee a l'action, une idee a une affaire, la contemplation au mouvement.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Prefers thought over action, ideas over affairs, contemplation over movement.
- In plain terms
- I value thinking more than doing.
- What can you take from it?
- Allow time for reflection before acting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is action more important than thought?
- How do you balance both?
Another view
May lead to analysis paralysis.
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