Distance is a matter of perspective. Great distances feel greater when we haven’t done it before. Ancient Mariners crossing the sea. Albert the Monkey is going into space. Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon. MER on Mars. And once it’s done, it seems reasonable to do it again. In fact, it seems shorter.
Much like when Roger Banister ran the sub-four-minute mile, or Phillip Petite walked a high line between the twin towers, the mental hurdles are often just as challenging to overcome as the logistics.
Perhaps then, quiet confidence that you can do something that has never been done before is the greatest asset anyone can have. In the age of AI, I see a lot of fear. And maybe it’s time to see the quiet confidence of these new tools at our disposal again.
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