Few years back, I would say the usual line that’s

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Allow yourself to make mistakes. Allow yourself to do stupid

When everything/everyone begins to make sense to you, you become like a leaf on the surface of a turbulent water tossed left and right, forward and backward—without a definite direction.

There’s something about self-improvement that’s magical. It just brings to your doorstep things you have pursued a lifetime.