If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.
Interpretation
Understanding the right question is crucial for solving problems effectively.
This quote by Albert Einstein emphasizes the importance of framing the right questions before attempting to solve a problem. He suggests that dedicating time to understand the core issue leads to a more efficient and effective solution process, as the right question directs the path toward clarity and resolution.
In practice
A keynote speaker discussing strategic thinking at a business conference.
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If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
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Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.
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Meditation has only one meaning, and that is going beyond the mind and becoming a witness. In your witnessing is the miracle - the whole mystery of life
Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there was it would be related to the great sloth which hangs upside down in a tree all day every day, sleeping its life away.
How can you make sense of the future when you only have data about the past?
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