The Big Rocks Theory
The Big Rock Theory is a simple way to describe how prioritizing the wrong tasks in your life could make you renounce what matters the most.
There once was a professor who put a big jar on his desk and a couple of stones of different sizes and shapes. Then, he made two demonstrations.
- First, he filled one jar with all the small stones. Then, he added a few of the big ones. But he had to leave most of them outside because they didn’t fit.
- Then, he emptied the jar again. But this time, he started with the big rocks. So the small ones slid in the holes between the big ones.
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