Connecting the Dots
The following is a quote by Steve Jobs:
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So é preciso confiar que os pontos se ligarão de alguma formayou have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
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Não se pode conectar os pontos olhando para a frente; só se pode conectá-los olhando para trás. Por isso, é preciso confiar que os pontos se ligarão de alguma forma no futuro.You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
💬 Today's vocabulary
🤝 Conectar: To connect⚫ Pontos [masc. noun]: Dots, stitches, points👀 Olhar: To look➡️ Para a frente: Forward🔙 Para trás: Backwards ☝️ Por isso: So, therefore🙏 Confiar: To trust🔗 Ligar-se: To connect, join🔺 Forma: Shape, way
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