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When learning anything in life, humility is of the utmost importance. Yet humility, as well as pride, are interchangeable and deceptive. Pride can easily appear to oneself as humility, and humility can appear to others as pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You might ask: \u201cWhy should I even be humble? I\u2019m not trying to be a monk, nor do I really care about others\u2019 opinions of me.\u201d, and this is a perfectly reasonable sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reason is simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When it comes to learning, humility is like a blank slate. When you are humble, you are a white sheet of paper, ready to be written on or drawn on. Anything can be done with you. You can make anything of yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you aren\u2019t humble, you are like an already-used piece of paper. Perhaps you\u2019re a book report, or a flyer, or a drawing. No matter what, however, it would be difficult, but not impossible, to make more of an already-used paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This principle has roots outside of philosophical traditions as well. It is often called a \u201cgrowth mindset\u201d in academic circles and has been proven to improve growth rates in many learning pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n