Miles started to track the vote, but by the time the roll came around to him, had taken to jotting repeated iterations of Lady Ekaterin Nile Vorkosigan intertwined with Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan in his fanciest handwriting down the margins of his flimsy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Miles tracks votes but ends up writing fanciful notes about characters in the margins.
- In plain terms
- He gets distracted by daydreaming while doing his work.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus can slip when imagination takes over.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How to balance creativity and duty?
- When is it okay to drift?
Another view
Daydreaming can reduce productivity.
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