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> they really have done a lot of it all before Not even just done it before, but done it multiple times. This is where experience is forged into wisdom.
by efsavage 1y ago
> they really have done a lot of it all before
Not even just done it before, but done it multiple times. This is where experience is forged into wisdom.
- ljf 1y agoAnd in addition they got to watch their friends/family/coworkers succeed and fail many times over. While it can be very tempting to say 'we tried that before and it didn't work' - the key is people who can understand why it didn't work, or who can encourage you to make your own mistakes and be there to guide you back when needed.
- raleighm 1y agoExactly. Wisdom sometimes comes from having the right thing to do already articulated in your head (which itself took some reps to articulate), seeing yourself not follow it, and seeing the consequences.
- imiric 1y ago> This is where experience is forged into wisdom. That is not guaranteed, though. There are many experienced yet unwise people, and sometimes viceversa. I agree with the sentiment of listening to older people, but age alone is not a good criteria to determine whether they're worth paying attention to. Old people can be as ignorant and unwise as young people, sometimes even more so.