Works in Progress

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

September 29, 2023 | 1 Minute Read

There is a brilliant Daniel Gilbert quote that I ask you to meditate on:

“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they are finished.”

We were a work in progress…We are a work in progress…and we will be a work in progress…

Any doubts on this one…I don’t think so…

Despite this fundamental truth, we act as if we are finished…as if we know everything there is to know…

The wisdom lies in realizing that we are works in progress, and we will be works in progress…This might lead us to be a rational optimist…someone who believes in a better tomorrow…in a better world (despite all that is happening around us).

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