Limitations of notions

Artist: Fernando Sanchez

What moves, may also rise Richard Pevear, Foreword to Notes From Underground

Through a fear of failing, we limit our reach. We limit ourselves because we believe that this will allow us to keep our balance, maintain our clean record, keep the fantasy of ourselves intact. Often we prefer to stew in what we know, deriding those who bumble on, but who bumble on nonetheless as fools or failures. This is the enemy of progress because it restricts movement. Being cowed by an imagined ideal of excellence, creates an unwillingness to engage in new activities or to push yourself into difficult situations.