Life and adaptation
The Principle of Time
Every process takes time.
The big idea
This brief principle introduces time as part of any process. It encourages readers to think in terms of change unfolding, rather than an instantaneous event. The principle itself gives no specific timeline for recovery or number of visits.
An everyday illustration
Learning a new song takes a sequence of attempts. Knowing that practice takes time does not tell you the exact day you will master it.
An original illustration to help explain the idea, not a quotation or evidence of a biological mechanism.
In the author’s words
“There is no process that does not require time.”
1927 edition · PDF page 29
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Read it in context
Principle 6 is a general statement. It cannot be used by itself to justify a treatment schedule or predict an individual outcome.
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