I can second this. I have learned infinitely more by doing and teaching than I ever have from being taught.
It might be a personality thing though. I’m a stubborn idiot who questions everything he’s taught. I don’t take advice. I listen to people stories. The why has always more important than the how.
I’ve been fortunate to have many teachers and mentors, but I didn’t seek any of them out and none of them guided me. They were people with the right perspective and I had asked them the right questions.
But the two best mentors in my life are my two best friends. All three of us are different and have different things to teach each other.
It might be a personality thing though. I’m a stubborn idiot who questions everything he’s taught. I don’t take advice. I listen to people stories. The why has always more important than the how.
I’ve been fortunate to have many teachers and mentors, but I didn’t seek any of them out and none of them guided me. They were people with the right perspective and I had asked them the right questions.
But the two best mentors in my life are my two best friends. All three of us are different and have different things to teach each other.