Friday, April 20, 2018

Growth is an Endlessly Iterative Process


Growth is an endlessly iterative process. When we learn something new, we don't go from "wrong" to "right." Rather, we go from wrong to slightly less wrong. And when we learn something additional, we go from slightly less wrong to slightly less wrong than that, and then to even less wrong than that, and so on. We are always in the process of approaching truth and perfection without actually ever reaching truth or perfection. 
We shouldn't seek to find the ultimate "right" answer for ourselves, but rather, we should seek to chip away at the ways we're wrong today so we can be a little less wrong tomorrow.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, p.117