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“A mark of lifelong learners is recognizing that they can learn something from everyone they meet.”
― Adam M. Grant, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

“After all, the purpose of learning isn’t to affirm our beliefs; it’s to evolve our beliefs.”
― Adam M. Grant, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

“Fleming’s lab partner, V. D. Allison, for example, was somewhat shocked when Fleming pulled “my leg about my excessive tidiness. Each evening I put my ‘bench’ in order and threw away anything I had no further use for. Fleming told me I was a great deal too careful. He, for his part, kept his cultures sometimes for two or three weeks and before getting rid of them, looked very carefully to see whether by chance any unexpected or interesting phenomena had appeared. The sequel was to prove how right he was.”
― Robert Root-Bernstein, Sparks of Genius: The 13 Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People

“How do you know? It’s a question we need to ask more often, both of ourselves and of others. The power lies in its frankness. It’s nonjudgmental—a straightforward expression of doubt and curiosity that doesn’t put people on the defensive.”
― Adam M. Grant, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know