In Others Words: The Art of Learning

Most everyone would agree that Michelangelo was a creative genius, the artisan who sculpted the Pietà and David he was before 30, and who also painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

But I never realized that Michelangelo considered himself a learner.

When you consider someone as talented … no, as gifted as Michelangelo, you assume the man knows what he’s doing, right? He must have had an innate ability to sculpt, to paint, to design … to do everything he did.

And yet, his favorite saying was: I am still learning. 

And maybe those four words hold the key to all that Michelangelo accomplished — or at least hold a key to what he accomplished. I still believe he was incredibly gifted. But I also believe his posture of a learner — his inquisitiveness, his questioning — benefitted everything he did.

And it makes me wonder, too: Am I still learning? Or am I coasting on what I’ve already learned? 

In Your Words: Do you have a favorite saying? What is it? How does it influence your life? And do you consider yourself a learner? What have you learned recently?

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