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What does it mean?
People who do nothing have the right time because they do not act on it.
In plain terms
Doing nothing makes you always correct.
What can you take from it?
Inaction avoids the risk of being wrong.

Where it applies

  • decision making
  • risk assessment
  • life philosophy

Putting it to work

  • weigh action vs risk
  • accept inaction costs
  • evaluate decision stakes

Questions to consider

  • Is avoiding error the goal?
  • What is the cost of inaction?

Another view

It praises avoiding mistakes over achieving outcomes.

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