I’ve considered it a blessing that my ambition was always just a tiny bit ahead of what I was able to do. If I’d been able to see the difference between what I could do when I started and what I’m able to do now (let alone what people who are much better than I am are able to do), I think I would have given up. Admittedly, it’s a mixed blessing—it doesn’t encourage great ambition.
That reminds me of another way in which more epistemic accuracy isn’t always useful: projects that I never would have started/finished if I had realized in advance how much work they’d end up being. ;-)
That reminds me of another way in which more epistemic accuracy isn’t always useful: projects that I never would have started/finished if I had realized in advance how much work they’d end up being. ;-)