I’m grateful today for the opportunity I have to learn from other people. There are so many people who are way smarter than I am and I’m lucky to be able to learn from them. Here are a few ways I learn from others.
I observe people and try and figure out why they do what they do. Even if I dont agree with what they are doing, I try and understand the why behind it. People aren’t stupid, they always have a reason for doing things. Undersanding that helps me see different perspectives and ways to live.
I take note of what works for other people and experiment with it. What works for them doesn’t always work for me, but it brings me new ways of approaching things and Iearn a lot through that process. Again, just observing people is a great way to learn.
I learn a ton from people through books and podcasts. I’ve been able to learn from people I’ll probably never have the chance to meet and I’ve been able to learn from people who are long dead as well. How cool is that? My favorites are long form interviews for podcasts and biographies for books, both give much more detail and nuance than other format and I find that they are the greatest value to me.
The foundation of learning form other people is having the humility to understand we don’t know it all. It’s also important to understand that we can learn from people we don’t 100% agree with.
We have so many opportunities to learn from others in this day and age, especially with the internet, here’s to always seizing them.
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