Deluded/Diluted

How does delusion cause dilution?

When you completely shift the blame on to someone or something else, then you water down the lesson you need to learn for yourself.

• My race pace was slow because of the hills. -> When I race next year, then I need to prepare with more hills.
• The project wasn't delivered on time because the manager did not give us enough time. -> When I am a manager, then I should consult with my team before making committments.
• The product we built was not good enough so we never launched. -> When I first launch a product it will never solve every problem, which is why it is important to ship it early and improve incrementally.

If you take the opportunity to sit with the disappointment, then you can move past the self trickery to experience the fully unfiltered lesson.