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New information is an invitation to question old opinions

New information is an invitation to question old opinions.
“New information is an invitation to question old opinions.” – Adam Grant

It’s ok to have an opinion on something even if you’re not an expert in that field. But to keep that opinion (whether it be informed or uninformed) may not be logical once new information comes to light.

You should focus on having the right answer, even if that means you were wrong before. Strive to be right as often as possible, but don’t stick with your original opinion that you know is wrong just so you don’t have to say you were wrong before. Everyone is wrong about many things over the course of their lifetimes. But the ones who are generally viewed as the smartest and most successful are the ones who are able to admit when they’re wrong and to move forward when they are presented with more recent information.

College or no?

The college/university you go to does not create success. In fact, even knowledge alone does not cause success. It is the application of your knowledge on a consistent basis that creates success. How you obtain that knowledge could be in a classroom, it might be from a book you read, someone you talked with who has done it before, or your own experiences. Just because you go to “higher education” doesn’t mean that you’re actually more educated than those who don’t attend college.

Sometimes, going to university/college is a requirement for specific professions. But for many other professions (I would even argue that maybe for a slight majority), I think classes tailored to a specific group of skills would be better suited to help individuals trying to get into that field. That’s not to say that I think college is bad or that I would take back my experience at all. BUT I do believe that we need to harp on options for young adults. Why go deeply into debt for a degree that may or may not help you?