Here’s an all too common conversation:
Person A: “I want to be an investor.”
Person B: “Then why are you a consultant?”
Another one:
Person A: “I want to be an entrepreneur.”
Person B: “Then why are you an accountant?”
Those can all be great professions. But if one really wants to do one of them, it is unlikely that an indirect route is a great path. Excellence requires focus. Focus requires direction. Direction requires aim.
If you were ready for it, it wouldn’t be growth. James Clear
Awareness of truth should not be confused with wisdom. Awareness of wisdom should not be confused with internalization of wisdom.
A correct understanding of how the world really works is truth. Aligning one’s actions to truth is wisdom.
Some can articulate wisdom; few can follow it.
Our attempt to join these happy few is to seek to live out any truth we find and wisdom we acquire.
Our initial attempts will almost certainly be poor. But our willingness to be intentional in our attempts and to learn from them will nudge us in the right direction.
We view this as being in the “profession” we wish to be in. We know we’re in the right territory, we just need to get more familiar with it. Over time we expect this to produce progress — that is, we believe we will grow in wisdom as we pursue it and seek to apply it. Both of those steps are imperative. Mere knowledge of wisdom is not enough.
The content of this site is a means by which we are seeking to internalize wisdom. Our request for feedback is, too.
Last updated: 2022 (v1)