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Discussion on: What's something you wish you could teach your younger self?

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Amin

Don't listen blindly to people, especially those that keep repeating that you must not re invent the wheel. And always re question everything.

Do re invent the wheel, just in your own to learn how things are done, to try another alternate way of doing things and to get better at knowing the underlying layers of what you're using.

Practice makes perfect, just like a sport you need to keep practicing. Do you think the #1 judoka is now comfortably sitting on a chair sipping a protein juice? Nope.

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Isaac A.

What if you don't have to reinvent the wheel? Creative people use originality and also borrow ideas from others too. I'm sure you can learn how things are done from others, and not just on your own. I agree that you shouldn't take input from others at face value, and always with a grain of salt.