Sputnik Moment

What is Sputnik Moment?


1.

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.

See sputnik, moment, change, revelation, signal


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