Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it.
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Tracking account planning is rather like counting a mixed batch of tropical fish. You think you see patterns, but they've all changed by the time you've finished counting.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Tracking details can be elusive and ever-changing, similar to counting fish that keep moving.
In this quote, Stephen King compares the challenge of tracking account planning to counting a mixed batch of tropical fish, highlighting the difficulty and complexity of understanding and managing projects or plans that are constantly evolving. Just as one might think they spot patterns among the fish, those patterns are often fleeting and unreliable, mirroring the unpredictable nature of many aspects of life and work.
Themes
TrackingPlanningChangeComplexityPatterns
In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation on project management, you might use this quote to emphasize the unpredictability of plans.
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