“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”― Albert Einstein

Experience, knowledge and good judgment are not innate characteristics, they are pursuits that are derived over time via application. It’s not where you are now but where you are going that’s important because the universe and everything in it is in constant motion.

The “Corridor Principle” gives us a useful metaphor with a concrete action we can all take to accelerate our learning. Imagine you’re looking down a long, dark corridor. Without knowing what’s in front of you, you walk down the corridor and as you move along the corridor new doors open up on both sides of you--doors that you would not have been able to see had you not started walking down the corridor in the first place.

By following the Corridor Principle and launching ourselves down each long corridor we come across, we expand our possibilities and transcend our preconceived limitations. Movement in any direction at a minimum gives us a different vantage point and thus allows us to see previously unknown possibilities.

Every bit of knowledge and know-how each of us possesses right now was acquired at some point along our life’s journey. We accelerate our learning when we make the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom deliberate and constant. Most people stand still at the corridor’s front door waiting for something to magically happen--this is a recipe for failure and frustration. To gain knowledge throughout your life, force yourself to walk down the corridor always keeping your eyes and ears open for new kernels of wisdom.