Teaching Fire a Lesson Fire is hot. That's what it does. I… - Seth Godin

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Teaching Fire a Lesson

Fire is hot. That's what it does. If you get burned by fire, you can be annoyed at yourself, but being angry at fire doesn't do you much good. And trying to teach the fire a lesson so it won't be hot next time is certainly not time well spent.

Our inclination is to give fire a pass, because it's not human. But human beings are similar, in that they're not going to change any time soon either.

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Seth Godin (born July 10, 1960) is an American author and speaker on business issues.

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