What is Sputnik Moment?
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The point at which circumstance reveals unambiguously the need to change.
After working late one night I returned home to find my family celebrating my first child's birthday with a party which I had completely forgotten about, and it was a Sputnik moment that made me realize the need to spend more time with my kids.
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v. To be the first to use something.
Derived from the experience of being the first to get into a new jar of peanut butter, thus being..