Jack’s Undergraduate Empowerment - Empowering Undergraduates

155. DO YOU HEAR OR LISTEN TO WORDS OF WISDOM? https://amzn.to/3SbmAKi We are surrounded by wise words every day, whether they come from mentors, parents, instructors, or even books we read. But the question is, do you actually listen, or are you just hearing? Listening is active and entails comprehension, introspection, and application; whereas hearing is passive and only includes identifying sound. Your success in school and in your personal life can be greatly impacted by your capacity to listen to wisdom rather than only hear it. Wise advice is frequently derived from years of experience and lessons discovered the hard way. Mentors and elders provide you advise to steer clear of possible blunders rather than to exert control over you. Sadly, a lot of students ignore these opportunities, because they think they are out of date or unimportant. This kind of thinking frequently results in lost chances and needless hardships.  Humility is necessary for true listening. It invol...