Part of our deepest human nature is a strong desire to become better. We will be better parents, better children, better partners, better lovers, and better workers. Learning is the most exciting and inspiring part of living. We learn as long as we live, whether we want to or not.

This ability to learn provides the basis for us to take control and become architects in our own lives. We live in a time where we have the opportunity to achieve mastery in many areas through digital sources of knowledge, completely free of charge.

It is simply beautiful. It's a miracle. It is fantastic. It's like a dream come true. It's a much bigger miracle than most people, myself included, take the time to think about and be grateful for. I can basically learn a new subject and even build a new career several times during my adult life.

For many, this can be very overwhelming. It is challenging to set aside time to find the best learning sources online. It requires a high degree of critical thinking over a long period of time. But if you take the time, you will eventually find open and honest teachers in the subject you want to learn.

So back to human nature: Perhaps the most important source of frustration and despair is the inability to improve. Or that we do not succeed in our pursuit of success. The only way we can reach the top is by making many small and big mistakes along the way. It is probably the most effective and at the same time the most painful way to learn. It is not enough to make mistakes; we must also be honest with ourselves and admit the mistake. In addition, we must strive to learn from our mistakes, and avoid making the same mistakes again and again. Or at least make new mistakes rather than old ones. If you expect perfection from the start, it will quickly have a demotivating effect. On the other hand, trial, error and persistence are fertile ground for long-term improvement.