Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Protocols exist for a reason, as shown by the unpredictability of animals.
- In plain terms
- Rules are important because ignoring them causes issues.
- What can you take from it?
- Respect established procedures to avoid chaos.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do rules exist?
- When have you seen rules fail?
Another view
Sometimes rules are arbitrary and need changing.
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