Learn from your Mistakes

hedonist

Paraphrasin' and trading stories with some lovely leaves

This, for me, in its essence, is what learning (from anywhere, anyhow, any way I choose) is.

Clarity, exhaling, green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZU0SvCfHJs

Ms. Haiku

brianlux said:

They say a poem is never finished or perfected but rather, it is abandoned. That's how life is too. You work at it as best you can until it is time to let go.

Very cool way to look at this - it's a way for me to "understand" as referenced by RKCNDY.

All cool comments. I'm learning from you all. . .
I'm gaining a new perspective - applying new information to existing ideas to see if ideas still work.
I understand.

justam

brianlux said:

I really don't think it's just a trite cliche that the more you know the more you know you don't know.

So-crates eh Ted?

This is SO true Brianlux.

When I was young I remember I thought people who had lots of education knew so very much and yet once I was very well educated and worked with other very educated people I realized that we all only had a depth of knowledge for a VERY NARROW part of our field. It was enlightening. You can get 10 professors in a room and they each have a different little bag of knowledge that covers their narrow little specialty!

And, I realized it's a rare person who is broad and deep. (!!!)

PJfanwillneverleave1

justam said:

brianlux said:

I really don't think it's just a trite cliche that the more you know the more you know you don't know.

So-crates eh Ted?

This is SO true Brianlux.

When I was young I remember I thought people who had lots of education knew so very much and yet once I was very well educated and worked with other very educated people I realized that we all only had a depth of knowledge for a VERY NARROW part of our field. It was enlightening. You can get 10 professors in a room and they each have a different little bag of knowledge that covers their narrow little specialty!

And, I realized it's a rare person who is broad and deep. (!!!)

It's the old "Some people can tell you the square root of a pickle jar but can't open it"

justam

I think it's more that they can do amazing things in their little corner of expertise but they don't know everything about everything!

Ms. Haiku

People who have done extensive research on a subject learned, and learned, and learned, and then one day there isn't anything to learn. They were at a point where they used their creativity to find what is new/non-existent that may be of value.

It happens with new trends in music.

I think that is what "understanding" involves. I gain knowledge until I have the chance to abandon learning, and then I become inspired with what I know to create something new.

PureandEasy

Ms. Haiku said:

We learn from our mistakes and we learn from the mistakes of others - we are always in a state of learning. Do we ever have the opportunity to progress through life - to be aware of new information - but not learn it? I'm not suggesting that we remain ignorant, but I think "learn" has too much energy.

I just want to know something and move on. Must I learn it first?

That's one to ponder, when I have more time. BUT had to say so nice to see you again around these parts Ms Haiku. Its been a while.

brianlux

justam said:

brianlux said:

I really don't think it's just a trite cliche that the more you know the more you know you don't know.

So-crates eh Ted?

This is SO true Brianlux.

When I was young I remember I thought people who had lots of education knew so very much and yet once I was very well educated and worked with other very educated people I realized that we all only had a depth of knowledge for a VERY NARROW part of our field. It was enlightening. You can get 10 professors in a room and they each have a different little bag of knowledge that covers their narrow little specialty!

And, I realized it's a rare person who is broad and deep. (!!!)

Good points, Justam.

Also, any of us who have had teenagers in our lives know that they truly believe they have all the knowledge in the world, haha!

Ms. Haiku

brianlux said:

Also, any of us who have had teenagers in our lives know that they truly believe they have all the knowledge in the world, haha!

I knew everything 30 years ago!

Ms. Haiku

PureandEasy said:

BUT had to say so nice to see you again around these parts Ms Haiku. Its been a while.

It's great to be here, PureandEasy!

xavier mcdaniel

wasn't there a pearl jam song that goes if i knew then what i know now, guess it applies to "learn from your mistakes"..