“Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns how to be amused rather than shocked.” – Pearl S. Buck
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Learning
“Some will never learn anything because they understand everything too soon.” – Thomas Blount
“He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.” – Ben Johnson
“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” – Dalai Lama
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – Terry Pratchett
“You don’t make mistakes. Mistakes make you.” – from The Last Word movie
Read more by Jennifer Davis about making mistakes.
“Continuous peer learning is the best strategy for long-term improvement.”- Chris Dede, Harvard
“If you fail, have an interesting failure. Something that informs or transforms.” - Chris Dede, Harvard
Singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles, in her book “Sounds Like Me,” talked about the music making process.
“I have learned over the years that ‘not knowing’ is part of the beauty of making music, and that vocabulary is important, but not crucial in communication. Only patience is crucial in communication. Recording is exploration. You take a piece of music and excavate, searching for the shape of the song wants to take in the moment. You use wonderful musicians, producers, and engineers who help you navigate those waters and hopefully also help you remember that it doesn’t have to feel precious or scary. You try things that don’t work as you hunt for what does. And sometimes you even find it.”
Life is a bit like that. Learning anything is an act of faith and mastery is an act of patience.