Aim to be the dummy.

Because if you’re the smartest person in the room, you don’t stand to learn very much. It’s easy and very ego fulfilling to be the smart guy (or gal) in any situation. But you don’t learn much from to those times

instead, hang out with and learn from those smarter than you. Even better, find smart people who will disagree with you.

It’s not always easy to be with someone who’s your intellectual superior. But it’s an easy way to grow and learn. Don’t avoid that opportunity.