The Opportunity of Hindsight

Hindsight is 20/20, right?

Business leaders are often lauded for their “vision” or complain when they lack it, because the future seems unclear due to factors outside their control. But everyone agrees on one thing, that past events make a lot more sense when you can connect the dots from the perspective of reflection. 

Each moment is in the process of becoming, but when events are cemented in the black-and-white reel of times past, you can make some conclusions. And there’s another saying for that: “those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Whether you accredit it to Churchill, Santayana, or Burke, the wisdom is the same. Why not benefit from that clarity of vision when it manifests?