"If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid."
- Epictetus
Enchiridion
Epictetus points out that the ego is the greatest barrier to learning. To truly improve, one must be willing to ask basic questions, admit ignorance, and appear foolish to others. The desire to always appear smart is the enemy of actually becoming wise.
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