One does simply what one can in order to apply what one knows.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Act within your capacity using the knowledge you possess.
- In plain terms
- Do what you can with what you know.
- What can you take from it?
- Use your current skills to take action.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you know that you can act on today?
- Where are you holding back due to perceived limits?
Another view
It may justify inaction if one claims they know nothing.
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