Rookie Smarts
by Liz Wiseman
Why newcomers often outperform veterans: backpackers, hunter-gatherers, firewalkers and pioneers, and how to stay a perpetual rookie. Wiseman's argument for the value of not knowing.
Read it if…
you have become an expert and stopped learning.
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Skip it if…
you are a rookie; you do not need convincing.
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Three things you will actually use
- Not knowing is an asset, used well.
- Ask the questions the veterans stopped asking.
- Stay on the learning curve.
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Take on one task where you are a beginner this month.
Our verdict
The value of not knowing.
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