Ah, so, to become wise you have to start out reckless and lucky.

Nah, you just have to invite your impulsive buddy to eat the strange berries first

Learning from the experience of others…aka history.

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People never lean anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.

So, dip your toes and go further. You will learn more than you thought you ever could

Don Rickles used to end his stand up shows with a Will Rogers quote...

"I never picked on little guys, only big people."

I'm not sure how or if it connects to the post, but I like that quote.

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Key word there is "surviving". F****d up many times. Learned the most from the ones that had the potential to kill me.

The wise man learns from others’ mistakes, the smart man learns from his own mistakes, and the fool never learns at all.

The goal is to not be the fool.

Reading and observing others helps too

In Sweden we have a saying; To be old and wise you have to be young and stupid.

Not everyone gets it that easy.

Will Rogers, (who was from Oklahoma) was asked during the dust bowl what he thought of all the Okies migrating to California. He responded that the migration greatly improved the IQ of both states! Funny guy he was

Yes, something many people forget about. Rea I grew up in, countless people make the same mistakes, you can't grow up there without seeing these mistakes and the negative impact it has on a person's life, yet everyone e keeps doing the same because "how am I to know?".