Each of us assumes everyone else knows what HE is doing. They all assume we know what WE are doing. We don't...Nothing is going on and nobody knows what it is. Nobody is concealing anything except the fact that he does not understand anything anymore and wishes he could go home.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People often pretend to understand their lives while collectively lacking clarity about what is happening.
- In plain terms
- We all act like we know what we are doing, but we do not.
- What can you take from it?
- Social life is built on shared uncertainty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you feel like you are improvising life?
Another view
Some people do know what they are doing.
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