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A saying I like. > Experience is learning from your mistakes, wisdom is learning from other peoples I apply this as much as I can, for example when looking at
by noir_lord 8y ago
A saying I like.
> Experience is learning from your mistakes, wisdom is learning from other peoples
I apply this as much as I can, for example when looking at a new technology I bypass the people raving about it and look for the negative cases first.
I don't immediately accept whatever they say as valid but I do take notice.
It helps me avoid falling for the hype around "new and shiny".
- Mtinie 8y agoI agree, it’s a very valuable way to look at things. I appreciate the assertion because it requires (a least) two steps: * Introspection — A recognition of mistakes made where you had a part, and the ability to translate that learning into future beneficial actions, * Extrospection — A recognition and study of peers’ actions and outcomes and how these are applicable to your own life. John Maxwell offers a variation on the theme which goes one step further: “It's said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others' mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others's successes.”
- Clubber 8y agoI agree with that, but for the longest time, and I still believe it somewhat, is if you learn the hard way, you will understand the mistake completely and will perhaps learn more than if you just took someone's advise. Of course this only applies to little mistakes and not life changing ones.