Seek academic knowledge  and you can accumulate facts  day by day. Seek the wisdom of the Tao and you’ll release junk from your life, day by day. 

Let go of more and more so you can surf the Tao. Surfing the Tao allows you to accomplish anything  without forcing everything.

If you want to flourish in the world don’t try to control the world. Indeed, if you try to control the world you aren’t ready to flourish in it.