An idea from The Book of Five Rings

You can be good at something and still not know why it works. A swordsman who says he won 60 duels by 29 looked back at 30 and decided the wins proved little. Talent, luck or weak rivals could explain them. He spent 20 more years searching for the principle.

From The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

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