Richard Feynman once said: “You must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.”
We don’t set out to fool ourselves. But we do it all the time by telling stories that explain where we are and why. Over time, with enough repetition, we start believing those stories, whether or not they’re true.
Maybe the biggest lesson here is to periodically audit the stories we tell ourselves. Are they rooted in truth, or just in comfort?
