nishio.iconCan you briefly describe the episode of the boiled frog? GPT-4.iconThe episode of the boiling frog is a metaphor used to describe a psychological phenomenon in which Gradually the situation worsens. People adapt to the situation and consequently become oblivious to hazardous. In this story, a frog is in a pot of water whose temperature gradually rises, and it fails to notice the slow changes and is eventually boiled. However, if the water in the pot is boiling rapidly, the frog will quickly jump out and escape. This episode shows that we are carelessness to Change Comes Slowly.

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