Why Is Humility Necessary for Improvement?
Acknowledging messy corners in behavior opens the door to change. Believing you’re already “good enough” blocks growth.
Metaphor
It’s like running software updates on your phone—if you keep insisting the current version is fine, you’ll miss critical patches. The shared trait is that humility, like accepting an update, admits there’s room for improvement.
Without humility, you freeze progress and keep operating with glitches that could have been fixed.
Works Consulted
In addition to any sources cited above, the following works informed my thinking: (1)
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Goldsmith M. What Got You Here Won’t Get You There [Internet]. Profile Books; 2013. Available from: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84525.What_Got_You_Here_Won_t_Get_You_There