What Have You Learned? (A Rather Unusual Midweek Conversation)

May 26, 2021

I'm a firm believer that if you stop learning, in some sense, you stop living.

All of us should approach the world with humility, understanding that what we don’t know dwarfs what we do know. Whether it’s from books, conversations, or even walks through the woods, there are always opportunities to gain new knowledge. So I thought with this week’s conversation, I would try something different.

Here’s the challenge: share something that you recently learned. That’s it.

It can be anything —the battles of the Civil War, how to say thank you in Mandarin, or even the best way to fold a fitted sheet (mission impossible in my book). For the sake of this discussion, no topic is too big, or too small. So let’s have fun with it.

I’ll go first. I didn’t know that sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

With floating sea otters as inspiration, please let your mind drift as well, into the unknown. Together let’s see what kind of marvelously eclectic encyclopedia of knowledge we can create in the comments section.

So, what have you learned?

Thanks as always for adding your voice and engaging with the Steady community.

Some ground rules for these Wednesday chats (and also the comments sections on other posts):
I want a space where people feel safe to express their views, as long as they are offered in good faith.
I want a space where ideas can be challenged, especially my own.
I want debate. But I want it to be civil.
I want people to come here with open minds, and open hearts.
I want this to be fun as well as serious.
We can agree to disagree without being disagreeable.

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