What is the path to wisdom?
Here's an approach I'm playing with.
Knowledge => Learning => Intelligence => Virtue => Wisdom*
Let's define our terms.
Knowledge - the acquisition of information
Learning - the implementation of knowledge to change behavior
Intelligence - applying learning to get what you want
Virtue - intelligence practiced with integrity and intention
Wisdom - pursuing virtue without attachment to expectations, scrutiny, or outcomes
I don't need more knowledge to get closer to what I want.
Instead, applying what I already know provides learning that nurtures intelligence, bringing me closer to what I want.
And by incorporating virtue, wisdom becomes an emergent property.
The process becomes the shortcut and its own reward.
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*h/t Dr. Todd Snyder & Nic Peterson
I loved the "being uncomfortable enough to work towards inspiration" aspect of our group call just now... a concept I didn't realize I was living until you painted that picture!