Because, as we all know, itโs easier to do trivial things that are urgent than it is to do important things that are not urgent, like thinking. And itโs also easier to do little things we know we can do than to start on big things that weโre not so sure about.
John CleesePolitical correctness is a bit like a granny, a maiden aunt arriving at a party when everyone's having a good time. And she comes in, they all start sort of buttoning up and becoming self-conscious and behaving properly and then when she leaves, you can have fun again.
John CleeseWe don't know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.
John Cleese