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Punching the ocean

said by Tamir Barzilai

“Fighting the unknown is like trying to put up a fight against the ocean or the sea. It doesn't matter how hard you punch it, nothing's going to change it. And if anything, it's a Gordian knot where the more you try to unravel it, the deeper and deeper you drown.”

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don't pretend you aren't confusedEp 1 · with Tyler Dorchester
Listen at 19:23 Read it in the transcript

Connections

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Tamir Barzilai

Themes and ideas

Gordian Knot

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