Myrmecophaga jubata: The anteater. The existence of this predator demonstrates that thinking 71 percent of the time, as ants do, won't prevent you from being eaten. Thinking less than that, as humans do, will almost guarantee it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Anteaters think more than ants yet get eaten; humans think even less and are almost guaranteed failure.
- In plain terms
- Thinking too little leads to failure compared to animals.
- What can you take from it?
- Think more to avoid guaranteed failure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do humans think less than they should?
- What prevents deeper thinking in society?
Another view
The analogy oversimplifies complex human survival strategies.
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