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What does it mean?
Do the best you can with what you know at the time, and improve when you learn more.
In plain terms
You did good with what you knew, and you do better when you know more.
What can you take from it?
Forgive past actions made with limited knowledge.

Where it applies

  • self-reflection
  • parenting
  • professional mistakes

Putting it to work

  • avoid harsh self-judgment
  • focus on current knowledge
  • apply new lessons

Questions to consider

  • What mistakes are you ready to forgive yourself for?
  • How does knowing better change what you do?

Another view

This perspective might reduce accountability for repeated mistakes despite learning.

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