I always though the phrase “that’s easier said than done” is silly because nearly everything is easier said than done

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    Losing weight.

    It really is as simple as making sure that Calories In < Calories Out. Reduce caloric intake through dietary changes and increase exercise. But in practice it can be difficult to maintain both of these consistently.

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    Doing the right thing, especially when it puts you at a disadvantage.

    Edit: I tell my kids that there are days in your life where the only satisfaction you will have is knowing you did what was right. I know this from experience. Sometimes things go completely to shit and you don’t have any control over 99% of it. But what you can control is you and a tiny sliver satisfaction is better than none at all.

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    Yes, literally everything is easier to say than to do, but that’s also the point. This is an expression that’s used when someone makes a declaration that they’re going to undertake some task. The expression is meant to convey disbelief that the declarant will follow through and actually perform the task.

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    Engineers wants features held to less than 10 microns. Big parts on ‘easy’ materials.

    Their idea of making parts is tossing it into any and all CNC machinery and automatically get good parts. That is rarely ever the case with tight tolerance parts.