Insight #134:
I am confused. I read something on the Internet (where else?) that has me questioning one of my favorite seven rules for easy success. As we all know, if it’s on the internet, then it must be true. So I have to take it seriously.
Here’s what I stumbled onto. Only dead fish swim with the current. Wow! If true, this destroys my belief that easy success comes from going with the flow.
My limited biology knowledge had me admitting to some logic in the statement. Plankton drifts on the current; fish swim against the current with their mouths open; fish feed effortlessly. Outcome? Success. (With a little effort.)
Trusting the Internet as I do, I immediately searched for The Truth about only dead fish flow. But the only answer I could find was “yes and no.” That’s a maybe, then?
To counter my confusion, I have now changed my success rule:
Go with the flow until you are hungry. Then turn around and make a little effort to feed yourself.
Welcome to my side of the nonsense divide.
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Quote of the Moment:
“There’s always a waterfall waiting if you nonchalantly go with the flow.” The Chief Nonsense Officer.
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