When you come to see you are not as wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you are wiser today.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Realizing you are less wise than you thought is a sign of actual wisdom.
- In plain terms
- Admitting you are not as wise as you thought makes you wiser.
- What can you take from it?
- Knowing you don't know is wisdom.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you last realize you were wrong?
- How confident are you in your own ignorance?
Another view
Sometimes confidence is necessary to take action despite uncertainty.
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