The willingness to ask questions, learn from others, accept failure, and grow.
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open-mindedness
The willingness to ask questions, learn from others, accept failure, and grow.
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"So you need to recognize this, be truthful to yourself and focus on real learning. Okay? So what do I mean by that? Okay...."
"Okay? The meritocracy has destroyed this system. Why? because now we just want you to focus on grades, okay? And to get good grades,..."
"So it's a really bad system, because if you're like me, okay, you're just a normal person, your family's not rich or powerful, and..."
"So it's a great system if you come from a rich family, because this system trains you to go into power. But if you're..."
"Certainly for me, it was a mistake, because after I graduated, I stumbled through life. For me, it was just failure after failure after..."
"All right? So that's the very ideal of the Renaissance, open -mindedness, exploration. And holistic learning. All right. So let's look at this painting...."
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The lecture turns meritocracy from a school virtue into a trauma machine: Harvard invents selection as power preservation, Yale trains insecurity as ambition, and the winners become actors who can promise goodness while serving...
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