One day during college I went to my advisor with a project that had not turned out well. I expected to take a bit of a chewing for it. Instead, he leaned back in his chair, grinned big, and said, "This is how we learn." (Thanks, Dr. D!)

I remember that situation often -- particularly at work, when something goes "not according to plan." We take stock of the effects, make sure there's no serious damage, and make a plan to correct it. No need to get uptight about it all.

Keeping Dr. D's attitude in mind, I figure we learn something every day, whether we intend to or not. Today's lesson is, "don't let the microfiber towels sneak in with the regular towels."



What did YOU learn today?

I learned to make sure my trolling lures are attached to my line before dropping them in the Chesapeake Bay. A $20 mistake.

After answering my wife & she said I did not answer her (she has substantial hearing loss in one ear), I suggested she should make an apppintment with her ear doctor for the postponed operation. I learned she has perfect hearing & it is my fault I do not speak loud enough.

I don't learn something everyday. Even when I was taking college classes, if I learned just one thing from a whole course, I was satisfied.

I try to learn something new everyday.
Even if I'll never use it. Trying to keep the mind sharp.

To answer the OP question....
Today I learned that during WWII, rations went so far as to have an effect on Christmas ornaments. They used paper instead of string when no wire was available. The ornaments were also painted clear glass, as in without the shiny metallic coating.

Everyday I learn there is less and less I know.

I try to.
Some days I learn a lot.
Some days not so much.

A day never goes by without me finding out something new.

That is at least 365 new things every year of my life, and I haven't made even the slightest impression on the level of my colossal ignorance.

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Originally posted by spunk639:
Everyday I learn there is less and less I know.

I’m the opposite.

The more I learn, the less I actually know.
I discovered that in graduate school…;-)

I learn something every day.

Often I learn the same thing again and again. A great example is to keep the gun swinging when shooting skeet. I have lost track of the number of times I learn that lesson.

On a more positive note, I have embarked on a mission to learn Spanish, French, German and Italian using Duolingo. I believe in life long learning.

My goal is to learn at least one new thing daily. Sometimes it's due to learning from others and sometimes it's due to learning from personal attempts at something resulting in either success or failure.

My preference is learning from other people rather than from my own failures at doing things.

To paraphrase Don Imus I believe, you learn something new every day, that's why when you miss a few days, it's hard to catch up.

Last night I learned that I need driveway marker lights. Backing a travel trailer into the driveway at night was somewhat similar to backing it into a black hole with a ditch on either side. Once I put a portable lantern at the corner of the driveway and road I was able to get it done, but marker lights will be installed before our next trip.

I find that much of the time, the learning is having the same experiences again and again, with a different perspective.

What I know today, I'll know differently tomorrow.

I constantly read, thus learning and improving myself...history, art and art history.

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Originally posted by Suppressed:
I learned to make sure my trolling lures are attached to my line before dropping them in the Chesapeake Bay. A $20 mistake.

I learned a similar lesson. I bought some new fishing lures and was in a kayak near some brush. I tied on a new lure which was heavier than the one I was just using.

First cast and that lure never touched water. Straight in the brush. I now know to do some practice cast in open water first.

I also learned the difference between tenants vs. tenets

Yes, I learn something every day.

I spend many hours a day reading. Work, forums, news, books, articles etc. There's so much that I don't know, that it's impossible to read for more than a few minutes without learning *something*.

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Originally posted by gpbst3:
I also learned the difference between tenants vs. tenets

Tenets are for those who can't fish with just nine.

Tenants are two ants less than a dozen.