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First, this:
“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all.”
Those are the words of Thomas Szasz and they are especially insightful right now.
I’m not sure they help in our current circumstance.
“Especially if…”