“A true student is like a sponge. Absorbing what goes on around him, filtering it, latching on to what he can hold. **A student is self-critical and self-motivated, always trying to improve his understanding so that he can move on to the next topic, the next challenge**. A real student is also his own teacher and his own critic. There is no room for ego there. ([Location 593](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=593))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[ego]], [[humility]], [[training]], [[mindfulness]], [[self-reflection]], [[intrinsic-motivation]], **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]