don't boil the ocean
Abraham Kim
Had another thought on this after running some errands and doing some housework:
Lines such as this:
don't boil the ocean
Kind of like : you don't have to be a
billionaire
Or you don't have to be as buff as
Arnold Schwarzenegger
They are true, but present ineffective
rhetoric
I believe this to be the case because of two reasons.
1. people immediately shut out things that feel obvious. They'll say "oh i already heard that" "i already know that" and they'll move along as before.
2. even if they do listen because maybe the adage is a new one to them or they happen to feel more open minded that day -- they don't know what to do next.
Like if i don't need to be a billionaire to be happy then are you saying i should be a 9-figure millionaire? 8-figure millionaire?
If not as buff as Arnold are you telling me I should be -- blah blah blah.
The though i had as I was closing out my housework was that it'd be more effective to question what one's temperature is. What volume of water are you able to boil.
Are you a quarter gallon
saucepan
Are you a industrial vat?
Tell someone don't boil the ocean they'll go try to boil a lake. When what would be most useful is probably asking.. what can i boil?
Lines such as this:
Kind of like : you don't have to be a
Or you don't have to be as buff as
They are true, but present ineffective
I believe this to be the case because of two reasons.
1. people immediately shut out things that feel obvious. They'll say "oh i already heard that" "i already know that" and they'll move along as before.
2. even if they do listen because maybe the adage is a new one to them or they happen to feel more open minded that day -- they don't know what to do next.
Like if i don't need to be a billionaire to be happy then are you saying i should be a 9-figure millionaire? 8-figure millionaire?
If not as buff as Arnold are you telling me I should be -- blah blah blah.
The though i had as I was closing out my housework was that it'd be more effective to question what one's temperature is. What volume of water are you able to boil.
Are you a quarter gallon
Are you a industrial vat?
Tell someone don't boil the ocean they'll go try to boil a lake. When what would be most useful is probably asking.. what can i boil?
