I think it’s roughly “if focus on the immediate and small issues (the “days”), then the later and bigger issues (“weeks”, “years”) will solve themselves.”
I don’t agree with it, mind you. It looks like a recipe for disaster; I think you should always frame your short-term decisions based on your long-term goals, otherwise your short-term decisions will haunt you later on. For a silly example, picture a farmer who decides to sell all his seed potatoes for some quick cash, and then starves in the next year because he couldn’t plant+harvest more potatoes.
Yup. It’s just like “The early bird gets the worm” vs. “all good things come to him who waits”. Or (my personal fav) “the pen is mightier than the sword” versus “actions speak louder than words”.
Sometimes I feel like the main role of those sayings is to give people some excuse to shut off their brains and not think about the consequence of their actions.
I think it’s roughly “if focus on the immediate and small issues (the “days”), then the later and bigger issues (“weeks”, “years”) will solve themselves.”
I don’t agree with it, mind you. It looks like a recipe for disaster; I think you should always frame your short-term decisions based on your long-term goals, otherwise your short-term decisions will haunt you later on. For a silly example, picture a farmer who decides to sell all his seed potatoes for some quick cash, and then starves in the next year because he couldn’t plant+harvest more potatoes.
“Penny wise, pound foolish”
“Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves”
Love contradictory sayings.
That said, focusing on long term only, or short term only, will both fail.
Same goes for only looking at small expenses or only worrying about big expenditure.
Yup. It’s just like “The early bird gets the worm” vs. “all good things come to him who waits”. Or (my personal fav) “the pen is mightier than the sword” versus “actions speak louder than words”.
Sometimes I feel like the main role of those sayings is to give people some excuse to shut off their brains and not think about the consequence of their actions.