{"id":1232,"date":"2020-08-05T14:45:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T14:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rocksandpebblesdogpark.com\/?p=1232"},"modified":"2020-08-05T15:13:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T15:13:43","slug":"why-the-name-rocks-and-pebbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocksandpebblesdogpark.com\/blog\/why-the-name-rocks-and-pebbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Name Rocks and Pebbles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you heard this management story of priorities and a Jar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take an empty jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill with sand. Is it full? Of course, it is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now try putting some pebbles in it. Some do fit in, though the jar was full of sand, but most of them just fall off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How about trying some rocks? Nah! Jar already full.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, reverse the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the empty jar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill with Rocks. Is it full? Yup!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now try putting some pebbles. 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