#### [[You learn more by listening than talking]] --- When trying to learn, the most effective approach is to listen, not to talk. Talking is *output* from you, when if you are attempting to reduce your ignorance it is *input* you need from the external. > It is hard to fill a cup that is already full. > -- Avatar, 2009 To learn you must listen and take in new input, information, ideas, and views. With all of this input you now have the raw building blocks of information, but in a vacuum information is useless, you need to form knowledge. [[Formulating knowledge is an active practice in seeing the connections between atoms of information]]. If you are ignorant in a topic, starting a new job where you do not know the mechanics of the work, the underlying powers at play, the overall purpose, vision, or minutia then by listening to can swiftly reduce this ignorance. By listening you can hear what everyone has to say and gather information, take notes, internalize what you hear and synthesize understanding out of it. Asking questions informed by aggregated knowledge gleaned from active listening leads to more informed questions and answers^[[[Learning without comprehension is a poor foundation to build spaced repetition on top of]]]. This makes one appear more competent intelligent, and capable. --- Tags: [[Introversion]] - [[Business]] - [[Learning]] - [[Culture]] - [[Knowledge Economy]] - [[Ego]] Reference: [[( 2020-11-14 Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible]] Related: - [[Learning is not atomized]] - [[Asking questions to learn is not seen as a valid way of increasing ones knowledge Rather it is instead used as an avenue of personal attack or shame]]