Quotes About Learning

The very desire to find shortcuts makes you eminently unsuited for any kind of mastery. There is no possible reversal to this process.

You must never disdain an apprenticeship with no pay. In fact, it is often the height of wisdom to find the perfect mentor and offer your services as an assistant for free.

Finally, you must learn always to

Know How Little You Know

Daily Law: Expand your knowledge to related fields. Pick an auxiliary skill and start practicing.

Al maestro cuchillada.

People who cling to their delusions find it difficult, if not impossible, to learn anything worth learning: A people under the necessity of creating themselves must examine everything, and soak up learning the way the roots of a tree soak up water. —James Baldwin

This is because creative people are actually looking at what is hidden in plain sight, and not rushing to generalize and label. Whether such powers are natural or learned does not matter: the mind can be trained to loosen itself up and move outside the grooves.

If you work hard, you will make your way to the inner circle of knowledge. That is the end goal of mastery: an inside-out understanding.

Commit harmless mistakes that will not hurt you in the long run but will give you the chance to ask for his help. Masters adore such requests.

As children our minds were remarkably flexible. We could learn at a rate that far surpasses our adult capacities. We can attribute much of the source of this power to our feelings of weakness and vulnerability. Sensing our inferiority in relation to those older than us, we felt highly motivated to learn. We were also genuinely curious and hungry for new information. We were open to the influence of parents, peers, and teachers.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education.

you must be careful not to let it annoy or distress you, but to look upon it merely as an addition to your knowledge

Cada cual tiene su suerte en las manos, como un escultor la materia que convertirá en figura. Pero con ese tipo de actividad artística es igual que con los demás: nacimos apenas con la capacidad de realizarla. La habilidad para hacer de ese material lo que queramos debe aprenderse y cultivarse atentamente. —JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

So it is important to judge over time whether a person is rational or irrational. Can they sustain success and hit upon several good strategies? Can they adjust and learn from failures?

In all cases, the degree of awareness represents the difference. Rational people can readily admit their own irrational tendencies and the need to be vigilant. On the other hand, irrational people become highly emotional when challenged about the emotional roots of their decisions. They are incapable of introspection and learning. Their mistakes make them increasingly defensive.

Understand: when you enter a new environment, your task is to learn and absorb as much as possible.

Actually, your past successes are your biggest obstacle: every battle, every war, is different, and you cannot assume that what worked before will work today. You must cut yourself loose from the past and open your eyes to the present. Your tendency to fight the last war may lead to your final war.

The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus." ? Robert Greene, Mastery I love it because it is true :)

As Bismarck once said, "Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others' experience.

parents like to see themselves more as equals, with a bit more knowledge and experience, whose role is really to validate their children's feelings and make sure they are continually entertained and occupied. They are more like older friends. This same leveling dynamic applies to teachers and students, where learning must be fun.

Los errores suelen perdo- narse, pero el desprecio nunca. Nues- tro orgullo lo recuerda para siem- pre. (Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773)

Leonardo ansiaba aprender todas esas habilidades, pero pronto descubrió algo en sí mismo: no podía hacer sencillamente lo que se le encargara; debía convertirlo en algo propio, inventar en vez de imitar al maestro.

There is much to be known, life is short, and life is not life without knowledge. It is therefore an excellent device to acquire knowledge from everybody. Thus, by the sweat of another's brow, you win the reputation of being an oracle. (Baltasar Gracián, 1601-1658)