Splitting one’s time, effort, and labor among too many projects at once can cause one to fail at all of them because the projects all require a certain amount of effort which cannot be applied to any of the projects. One should instead attempt a specific few projects within or just outside one’s present skillset in order to solidify and expand one’s talents and skills. The idea that helping all people is impossible can influence many to twist the idea into some sort of detriment of altruism and therefore as a justification for selfish principles. The quote, rather than being a rationale for selfishness and libertarian philosophies, encourages moderation in an individual’s exploits and should impart one with the knowledge that cooperation, rather than individualism, is the only way for people to be successful at overwhelming tasks. Although it is tempting to try to be ambitious in one’s pursuits and have varied interests, a focus on a select few brings the only positive outcome of being able to learn and implement them
Splitting one’s time, effort, and labor among too many projects at once can cause one to fail at all of them because the projects all require a certain amount of effort which cannot be applied to any of the projects. One should instead attempt a specific few projects within or just outside one’s present skillset in order to solidify and expand one’s talents and skills. The idea that helping all people is impossible can influence many to twist the idea into some sort of detriment of altruism and therefore as a justification for selfish principles. The quote, rather than being a rationale for selfishness and libertarian philosophies, encourages moderation in an individual’s exploits and should impart one with the knowledge that cooperation, rather than individualism, is the only way for people to be successful at overwhelming tasks. Although it is tempting to try to be ambitious in one’s pursuits and have varied interests, a focus on a select few brings the only positive outcome of being able to learn and implement them