“Human beings are never gonna be perfect Roy,” observes the character Higgins in the show Ted Lasso. “The best we can do is to keep asking for help, and accepting it when you can, and if you keep on doing that, you’ll always be moving towards better.”
The concept of improving a skill we might use at work, school, or within an aspect of our personality, is a fascinating one.
Often attached to this concept are words such as, “dedication,” “perseverance,” and “resilience.” But perhaps what will move us more reliably “towards better” is simply asking for help and then accepting it when we can.
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