The buzzword “self-optimisation”, along with modern mantras such as “always be learning” and “be the best version of yourself”, have become incredibly popular in recent years. One reason these phrases resonate is because self-improvement can be a crucial step towards improving the world.
From the climate crisis to social inequality and global health emergencies, the problems facing humanity are so big and interconnected that each individual person is both affected by them and also able to have an impact on them. Likewise, the sheer scale of the challenges faced by humanity call for big ambition – and big aptitude.
