“Only if you reach the boundary will the boundary recede before you. And if you don't, if you confine your efforts, the boundary will shrink to accommodate itself to your efforts. And you can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit.”
What this quote means
This quote illustrates the dynamics of personal growth: our limits only recede if we reach them. If we settle for modest efforts, they shrink and confine us. Conversely, by working at our maximum, we expand our capacities. It encourages constantly pushing our boundaries, for it's by touching them that we move them. It applies when we hesitate to step out of our comfort zone.
How to apply it daily
Choose a skill to develop. Set a challenge slightly above your current abilities, then give your all to achieve it, thus pushing your limit.
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