Never forget that expertise is a mile deep and an inch wide. You can know almost everything about one subject and still know almost nothing about something else. And everybody you will ever meet knows something you don’t.
Tag: books
Write It Down
The things you write down, using your own words, begin to become the meaning you create for yourself, if for no other reason than because you wrote them down. And creating meaning is not a task any of us can afford to outsource.
What They Hear Matters More Than What You Say
Unless you’re writing purely for self-expressive purposes, your reader’s interpretation of what you’re saying matters more than your own.
Read Closely, Listen Actively, Lead Wisely
Do whatever it takes to let yourself fully engage—to read and think and write back. The right people will love you for it.
Beware the Curse of Knowledge
Expertise can be its own worst enemy.
