We tend to ask ‘why?’ when we discover our ‘how’ is not up to par. All progress depends on mediocre people asking ‘why?’
Excellent people never hit a how limit. So they don’t get to asking why. That’s their tragedy, the reason their strength becomes arrested development.
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So you mean, Mediocre + why > Excellent + how? Just trying to find "How to be successful when mediocre"?
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I don't see that why/how-asking swivelling on a mediocre/excellent axis. Hitting limits is tied to the balance of challenge v ability, not raw competency, isn't it? Anyone can hit limits - the world has more than enough complexity to defeat the excellent, must be diff factor?
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