The local maximum paradox: why you often must go backwards to find fulfillment

The local maximum paradox: why you often must go backwards to find fulfillment

If you just try to keep getting better every day, you probably won’t end up the best place for you. Imagine for a moment that you’re taking a walk in the woods. You decide to find a high place that will deliver best possible view. So you follow the obvious method: just keep walking uphill…