If you want to improve, you must be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
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Personally being an introvert this hits home hard for me. It encourages me to keep asking questions and seeking guidance at the cost of appearing foolish and ignorant. Don't fret over what others might think of you. Focus on improving the self.
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If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and even if you appear to be somebody important to others, distrust yourself.
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How to spend more time in the learning zone
- Nurture the growth mindset: Believe and understand that you can improve.
- You must want to improve at that particular skill. There has to be a purpose you care about because it takes time and effort.
- Know how to improve, what you c...
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