"**An amateur is defensive. The professional finds learning** (and even, occasionally, being shown up) **to be enjoyable**; they like being challenged and humbled, and engage in education as an ongoing and endless process." ([Location 1271](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=1271)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[training]], [[expertise]], [[ego]], [[humility]] **Source** -- [[202409161103 - B - Ego is the Enemy]]