In his youth Albert Einstein spent a year loafing aim- lessly. You don't get anywhere by not ‘wasting' time – something, unfortunately, which the parents of teenagers tend frequently to forget. (Carlo Rovelli)

In his youth Albert Einstein spent a year loafing aim- lessly. You don't get anywhere by not ‘wasting' time – something, unfortunately, which the parents of teenagers tend frequently to forget.

Carlo Rovelli

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