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What does a watched pot never boils mean?

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Proverb
  1. A process appears to go more slowly if one waits for it rather than engaging in other activities.
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Investors should remember that a watched pot never boils, even when Alan Greenspan is turning up the heat.
They say a watched pot never boils but that's still faster than anything you watch your kid do when you're running late.
They say a watched pot never boils, so you might want to do something else at this point.
There's no word on whether the researchers are now turning their attention to the question of why a watched pot never boils.

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