Are you teachable..

@Stillwaiting It's usually the real hands on experiences that teach the most I feel. Or research or observations.
I don't learn all that much from people, if that makes sense.

@Magenta Looking back, I would say several people were instrumental in much of my learning. Someone introducing me to a hobby or passion of theirs, teaching a skill, or just getting me outside my comfort zone were often what sparked my interest and helped me exore a new experience. The hands on experience, research, etc let me take it further, but I may never have grown to be more open to new things without the nudges from a friends, family members or mentors along the way.

@Stillwaiting Aw that's great. In that sense, I understand.
Guess I was thinking more about opinions and think so's. Some are just know it all's. Lol!

@Magenta I wasn't excluding those things. I observed and learned about things like work ethic helping my grandparent's on their farms, for example. Later, I learned to try and understand different perspectives from college classmates and coworkers from different backgrounds, countries and cultures. Parents, pastors and others influenced the formation of my values in my youth. Sure, my own life experiences and lessons learned took over as the driving force in forming my thinking and opinions as I grew older and more experienced, but I had strong early influences too.

@Stillwaiting Sounds like you had a good foundation early on.