Boil the Ocean - Explained
What is Boil the Ocean?
Written by J. Mance Gordon
Updated at April 21st, 2024
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What is Boil The Ocean?
Boiling the ocean refers to an attempt to perform a seemingly impossible task. Also, it is used to refer to when the scope of a task or project is unnecessarily increased so as to become difficult to achieve.
In strategy, it refers to situations in which a company takes on a bigger project or assumes a goal that is impossible to accomplish.