The best way to fill time is to waste it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author suggests that wasting time is the most effective way to pass it.
- In plain terms
- Wasting time fills time best.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept wasting time.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you fill time?
- Is wasting time bad?
Another view
Productive use of time is often valued.
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