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Whether a behaviour is perfect can only be judged by analyzing its outcome; that is, after the behaviour has been acted out. You cannot categorize a certain planned behaviour as perfect a priori. Anyone doing so is being stupid. Therefore you are stating a self-fulfilling prophecy in your quote that believing that perfect, well directed effort always breeds "success" is dangerous.


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