What Makes a Lesson Feel Honest?

Looking back on a choice, it’s easy to turn what happened into a tidy story: I should have known; this was always the lesson. But a lesson can be meaningful without making the past seem inevitable.

When you reflect on a decision, what helps you distinguish what you learned from the story you’re adding now? Is it something you can point to in what happened, a choice you make differently today, or room to admit that you still don’t know?