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Old people* of Twitter: What are some of your strategies/thoughts around how to learn from young people? * Age is a state of mind. Feel free to self-identify ;)
Clarification: “Old” is relative. I’d love to hear from anyone who’s trying to work out how to learn from younger people. Inspired by: https://twitter.com/MalekaMomand/status/1160722584847233026 …
Yeah, I self-identify as old now. Or maybe firmly middle age. I don't try to learn from young people at all. I just try to get out of their way. Been trying to focus on the interesting thinking that being 44 uniquely enables. Thoughts I can think now I couldn't before.
Interesting! And happy to hear you’re doubling down on your comparative advantage. But don’t you worry that you’re missing signal that only the kiddos can pick up?
I keep downloading, then deleting, Tik Tok
- believe anyone can be a teacher (I’ve learned a lot from my toddler son) - be open to perspectives and build paths for info to get to you (follow folks, culture blogs) - urban dictionary for when I don’t understand an unfamiliar word :)
I love to ask kids questions about everything. Their minds are so fresh and earnest
My only strategy is to listen as carefully as I can.
For me it starts with respect. Younger people will have less accumulated knowledge than me, there’s no way around that. But if I don’t dismiss them as naive, I can still learn a lot.
Same as anything or anyone else, just get curious about how they work.
My most impactful strategy is making sure I regularly interact with younger people. I’m 37, and want to have friends that are 20 (and 50). The rest is just normal interesting conversations.
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