adhd_tracoWhat is your favorite quote, proverb, or piece of wisdom?
If indecisive, choose one of your top favorites. And by the holy powers bestowed unto me through the machinations of this platform, I grant thee to even post more than one, too!
“The impediment to action advances action. What’s in the way becomes the way.”
This is basically saying that anything that gets in the way of you solving a problem becomes the new problem to solve.
“The tool works at both ends.”
This is about skill building and practice. Making cool stuff improves you as a result.
Something I like about each is that they work in reverse. No impediment in your way? You’re probably not going to have very focused forward movement. No need to use tools (literally or metaphorically)? You won’t become more skilled.
Kalcifer“The impediment to action advances action. What’s in the way becomes the way.” […]
I think another quote similar to this is:
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
[Albert Einstein] ^[2]^
References1. Type: Website. URI: goodreads.com/…/7275-in-the-middle-of-difficulty-…. Accessed: 2026-02-23T00:39Z. 2. Type: Meta. Published: 2026-02-23T00:39Z. - I think this is attributed to Einstein ^[1]^; however, I’ve also read that it might be more accurately attributed to John Archibald Wheeler ^[3]^. 3. Type: Comment. Author: “KnowbodyYouKnow” (“u/KnowbodyYouKnow”). Publisher: [Type: Post. Title: “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein”. Author: “Dejaye-Code_5463”. Publisher: [“r/quotes”<“Reddit”]. Published: 2024-12-01T10:53:30.617Z. URI: reddit.com/…/in_the_middle_of_every_difficulty_li….]. Published (Created): 2024-12-01T19:33:55.868Z. Published (Edited): 2024-12-01T19:37:03.746Z. Accessed: 2026-02-23T00:43Z. URI: www.reddit.com/r/quotes/comments/…/lzx19gd/.
