'I'm not stupid!' In Bean's experience, that was a sentence never uttered except to prove its own inaccuracy. -Ender's Shadow
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People who shout they are not stupid often show they are lacking insight.
- In plain terms
- Only those who are actually often say they aren't stupid.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-awareness means knowing when you are wrong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you defending yourself or learning?
- How do you react to being wrong?
Another view
Sometimes people must defend themselves unfairly.
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