(Tuesday) Motivation: 3.19.24

"I don't know" is always an acceptable answer in the moment, but never over time.

We fall into a trap if we stop at "I don't know." Imagine a musician who stops at every unknown note, never seeking the right pitch. Progress stalls, and the music fades.

Consider "I don't know" as your cue to explore, much like a scientist facing an unsolved mystery. It's an invitation to grow, forcing your knowledge to expand so that you can create a better outcome.

With knowledge, choices become clearer, akin to a well-lit path through a dense forest. Execution will still demand effort, but the direction you are going in is undeniable. Knowledge not only clears the path; it also enlarges the destination.

On the flip side, "I don't knows" cast shadows on our path, making decisions feel like guesswork. Each "I don't know" is a step not taken, a vista unseen. It's akin to wandering in the fog. Found knowledge propels us forward with intention; "I don't knows" leave us adrift, at the mercy of the unknown.

First caveat: execution does not hinge on knowing. Execution is powered by will, much like a climber's resolve to scale a peak. You don't have to know to do.

Second caveat: there is a difference between "I don't know" and the genuinely unknowable. "I don't know" implies that the knowledge you are searching for has been unexplored at the moment, that the effort to attain knowing hasn't been put forth yet.

The truly unknowable, however, is the boundary of current understanding—a horizon that, even after our best efforts, remains just beyond reach. It acknowledges our pursuit, even when answers evade us.

So, treat "I don't know" not as a stop sign but as a yield sign—a pause for reflection, not resignation. It's a reminder to seek, to question, and to grow. After all, every discovery begins with the admission of what we do not know, and every achievement starts with the decision to move beyond it.

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