Do nothing by halves Which can be done by quarters.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If a task can be broken into even smaller pieces, do it that way.
- In plain terms
- Do things in tiny steps.
- What can you take from it?
- Break tasks down as much as possible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where can you break a task down?
- How small should steps be?
Another view
Over-division can lead to paralysis.
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