At some point I heard the phrase: "Always be the dumbest guy in the room."
I've tried to live by this to various extents, and it's kind of a counter-intuitive phrase, but the more I've thought about it the more it's made sense.
For me the phrase encapsulates a few things:
- Surround yourself with people who are 'smarter' than you, you'll learn more
- Be humble. It's hard to learn anything when you're the 'expert' in everything.
- Give yourself and (by example) others permission/space to not know things
I've tried to live by this to various extents, and it's kind of a counter-intuitive phrase, but the more I've thought about it the more it's made sense.
For me the phrase encapsulates a few things:
- Surround yourself with people who are 'smarter' than you, you'll learn more
- Be humble. It's hard to learn anything when you're the 'expert' in everything.
- Give yourself and (by example) others permission/space to not know things
This article reminded me of that.