Sep. 16 2009

jakelodwick:

I read this a little over a week ago. It rings so true I can hardly stand it. To what area of human endeavor does the principle, “Set your own limits or the environment will set them for you” not apply? Yet who lives by it consistently?

From Thinking in Systems: A Primer by Donella Meadows.

humans assume that environmental systems will help them succeed when, often, self-imposed limitations allow us to maximize our performance in relation to circumstance.

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    humans assume that environmental systems...succeed when, often, self-imposed limitations...
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    Kevin Kelly, please review this.
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