<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A sine wave describes oscillation; trajectory... > A sine wave describes oscillation; trajectory describes direction across time. Confusing the two allows today's low point to overrule years of evidence about where the system is actually moving. **Source:** [[livestreams/Patience, Trajectory, and the Long Arc of Progress - Workbook|Patience, Trajectory, and the Long Arc of Progress]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A sine wave describes oscillation; trajectory describes direction across time. Confusing the two allows today's low point to overrule years of evidence about where the system is actually moving.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-sine-wave-describes-system-actually-moving ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->