Life happens too fast for you ever to think about it. If you could just persuade people of this, but they insist on amassing information.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life moves so quickly that there is no time to think about it, yet people insist on gathering information instead of experiencing.
- In plain terms
- People spend too much time collecting data rather than living the fast-moving moments.
- What can you take from it?
- Living requires experience, not just information.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much time do you spend gathering information vs living?
- What moments are you missing?
Another view
Information can help plan and survive the fast pace of life.
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