Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Each era has a specific focus or obsession that captures its attention entirely.
- In plain terms
- Every time period is obsessed with one main thing.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize what dominates your current era's attention.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is our age fixated on?
Another view
Not every age has a single defining focus.
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