It was a tongue in cheek remark obviously but nonetheless bringing awareness is only the first step - then you're stuck being aware of your own limits - overcom

It was a tongue in cheek remark obviously but nonetheless bringing awareness is only the first step - then you're stuck being aware of your own limits - overcoming those are the real effort and it requires quite a bit of it to become habitually impartial to your own thoughts - the process, the making of that habit of detachment - that's where real progress is.