nature (inherent) vs nurture (learned) vs inclination (tendency)
nature (inherent) vs nurture (learned) vs inclination (tendency)
— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)
In the book
Our tradition drew this line long before the science arrived. Maimonides, following Aristotle, separated three things I want you to carry for life: nature, what is inherent in you; nurture, what is learned; and inclination, a built-in tendency to act or feel a certain way. An inclination is a disposition, a standing urge — like a clutch with a tendency to slip: not a fate, but a pull you must account for. […] The mindset first: the airframe was given, but the flying is yours — study the one, take command of the other. Inventory what was given versus what you built. Sit down and separate them honestly: these are my inherited tendencies, my temperament, my raw gifts — and these are the habits and beliefs I picked up or chose. Then make it a recurring practice: a plain self-audit asking what in my life energizes me and what depletes me, what to keep and what to drop. — Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)