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Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress
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"Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress"

- George Eliot

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This quote by George Eliot is a metaphor for the idea that duplicating the exact same procedure over and also over once again can be counter-productive. Much like rubbing, which is the resistance between 2 objects relocating versus each various other, model can produce a great deal of warm and energy, yet it won't always bring about progress. In other words, if you maintain doing the same point, you will not get any kind of closer to your objective. Instead, it's essential to take a go back and also try to find new options or strategies. This quote is a suggestion that it's essential to be innovative and think outside package in order to make progression.

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George Eliot This quote is written / told by George Eliot between November 22, 1819 and December 22, 1880. She was a famous Author from United Kingdom. The author also have 100 other quotes.

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