Give a man a centimeter and he'll think he's a ruler.

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Give someone a centimeter and he'll think he's a ruler. It's the baseline of measurement that many people believe is the foundation for all knowledge. But it's not. Instead, it's a very narrow base on which to build.

It's like saying to your friend, “I’m going to give you an inch of my time and you can do whatever you want with it.” As soon as you’ve left the room, he may decide that he doesn’t want to do anything with his time at all. So, how do you get him to use his time? You give him an inch of space.

Source: Moonlight In Odessa

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