The road to wisdom? - Well, it's plain and simple to express: Err and err and err again but less and less and less.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Wisdom is gained through repeated mistakes that become fewer over time.
- In plain terms
- Learn by making mistakes, but make fewer each time.
- What can you take from it?
- Improvement comes from learning from errors.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What mistakes teach you?
- How can you err less?
Another view
It assumes all errors lead to learning.
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