did not listen people very well. I've heard them but did not actually listen. I kept on talking and talking.
I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing.
My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuck with me was "As soon as you believe you're the smartest man in the room, you're in the wrong room". His point being that you should never stop learning from others and always seek out opinions of those more experienced or simply those with alternative experience to your own.
I couldn't care less if you're some guy with a fancy idea in his head with no clue on how to do anything about it or if you're Paul Graham himself, as soon as you stop listening to what others have to say, you're failing.
My father rarely had anything insightful to say but one thing he did say that really stuck with me was "As soon as you believe you're the smartest man in the room, you're in the wrong room". His point being that you should never stop learning from others and always seek out opinions of those more experienced or simply those with alternative experience to your own.