If we want to air out our home, we open a window. If we want to take a shower, we have to turn on the water. If we want to learn, we have to open our mind.
I have found that the best way to learn is to listen. If I want to learn the most, I listen to people who have different opinions from me. Sometimes I will leave the conversation being even surer of my original views, sometimes I am a tad more in their corner, and sometimes I actually change my original thoughts on the subject.
Always, I walk away having learned something new. It’s not about winning an argument; it’s about learning why the other person views something so differently.
If we always surround ourselves with Yes Men, we tend to lose sight of the larger picture. We become blind to every perspective but our own.
