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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 os para a ; só se pode conectá-los olhando . , é preciso que os pontos de alguma 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 [femin. noun]: Shape, way

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