“You make better decisions and learn more when you assume you’re dumber than anyone else.”
-Alex Hormozi
For the majority of our lives, we’re groomed to operate in personal and professional enviroments (like school) to show how smart we are. Because of this, we stunt our growth and make mistakes that need not be made.
But, what if we always assumed and in interacting with others, we always assumbed that we were “dumber” than them? Not in a self-depricating way, but in a way that encourages a posture of humility and curiosity.
Think of what this would do to our personal and professional relationships…
Rather than plowing through most interactions talking more than we listened, we would remain curious about others and learn from them. Rather than having to keep up an image, we would be able to discover what other people know and how we can learn from them.
Try it and see what happens to your personal and professional relationships.
Let me know in the comments below what you’ve learned from an unexpected source recently.
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Hi, my name is Daniel Fortune. I’m a husband to 1, dad to 5, U.S. Army combat veteran, mental health advocate, writer, and public speaker currently residing in the central valley of the sunny state of California. I started the Minding My Own Madness Blog as with a vision to become one of the best personal development and mental health resource blogs. As someone who has battled with combat related PTSD and Bipolar 1 Disorder for 2 decades now, I intimately know the unique struggles people living with a mental illness face. Feel free to contact me at info@danielfortune.blog if you find yourself in crisis or would just like to say hi. I’m always just a message away.
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— Eric (Friend/Army veteran)
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