Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours - Richard Bach, Illusions
Why anyone would want to do it? Because of the many things we see as ourselves, beliefs that we are many things we are not. If we see ourselves as something that we are not, we try to do everything to protect the story we are telling ourselves. We get so caught up in self-preservation that we close all the avenues of possibilities. "But, I'm a LabVIEW guy, I can't learn C" or "I'm a DSP guy, I don't seem to have a knack for understanding APIs" - sounds familiar? While self-preservation is essential, if it crosses a limit, we start protecting things which might not be required.
As a first step in moving towards growth, start watching out where you've started identifying with your limitations and arguing for them.
Whether you think you can or think you can't - you're right - Henry Ford
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