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> “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” This is the quote from the last powerpoint slide by cute
by expertentipp 3y ago
> “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
This is the quote from the last powerpoint slide by cute girl from consulting agency. Sweetheart I wake up every morning, eat and drink the same, and yes I expect this day will be different.
- BossingAround 3y agoThat's not what the quote says. It'd be more like you waking up, eating the same thing every day, and expecting different outcomes from the eating, e.g. the level of satiety or the effect on your energy until lunch.
- expertentipp 3y ago> and expecting different outcomes from the eating, e.g. the level of satiety or the effect on your energy until lunch. But eating the same can absolutely result with different levels of satiety and energy. Ever been sick, poisoned, or depressed?
- BossingAround 3y agoIt can, but again, that's not what the quote says. Suppose you eat a candy bar and get hungry 30m later. Suppose you do it again. If you're surprised that you got hungry, that's what the quote defines as insanity. If you eat the same thing, you expect the same results. Whether you get the same results or not is a result of the complex chemical processes in your body. That's not what the quote argues about either.
- pengaru 3y agoThe quote is and always has been silly/wrong. Without a time machine you can't repeat the same thing. It's different every time.
- expertentipp 3y agoExactly Panta Rhei doesn't mean not to do the same thing repeatedly, it means even if one does it again, the water flows and the river is completely different.
- pengaru 3y agoThe origins of the popular quote are apparently drug addiction treatment/recovery[0]. I doubt folks parroting it realize they're essentially regurgitating a line of Narcotics Anonymous propaganda associating addiction with insanity. [0] https://professorbuzzkill.com/einstein-insanity-qnq/ https://professorbuzzkill.com/einstein-insanity-qnq/
- paulfuhr 3y agoI've heard this quote repeated so many times over the years that I just assumed everyone in my AA meetings knew what they were talking about. Appreciate the info.