Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective

Blessed is the meandering life of serendipity.

“Greatness” is a concept that's very close to “success”, in the sense that both are extremely difficult to describe objectively. However, this book uses a very specific understanding of “greatness” and builds on it to argue that we can never really plan to achieve greatness. Rather, things can become great if we don't plan on it and focus instead on making gains. These are all very abstract explanations, but I get it.

This book affirms what I truly believe about greatness: the more you pursue it, the less likely you're able to achieve it. But again, this depends on what you mean by “greatness”, and for the book's specific intention of the meaning of “greatness”, the authors' argument makes sense. It's really hard to point out specifically. Just try reading the book for a little bit, I guess? You can get a glimpse to their answer to “Why greatness cannot be planned?” on the concluding chapter.

Overall, this was a great and important read.