Active reading

Don’t read a book and be a follower; read a book and be a student.

Jim Rohn

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Good rule of thumb

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.

Bill Nye

Well maybe not literally everyone know something you really want to know, but that does not matter. What matters is the idea to listen carefully. Always be open to people and their stories and never think you know enough. Breath information and knowledge like you breath air after a long dive!

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Let me tell you a story

The best way to teach people is by telling a story.

Kenneth Blanchard

Just telling people how stuff works is a pretty useless attempt in teaching them. It will only work if they are really eager to learn and came to you for advice in the first place.

A way smarter method is telling a story that lets other people discover the lesson they should learn by themselves. This is a damn old concept but it’s important to remember. Always have good, interesting and useful stories with you that other people can learn from.

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