[](Learning.md)]] tags:: #note/statement people:: %% # Invest in loss to get new growth Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-04-13 *Cutting down strengths promotes new buds.* The idea is that allowing yourself to “lose” is an opportunity to go back to the beginners mind. Can you maintain that humility and openness to learning when you are supposed to be an expert? This reminds me of peach trees, they only grow peaches on last year's growth. Coppicing is the process of using tree roots to grow continuous managed small growth wood to harvest. It becomes an ever-increasing way to harvest new wood, instead of letting a single tree grow huge and fall over, coppicing involves cutting back every decade or so in order to promote healthy growth and harvest. It's kind of like getting the seven-year itch and needing to become a beginner again somewhere else. If you can embrace the beginners mind, and are willing to take on a totally new learning domain, you can create an invaluable skillset. This is a main idea from [[So Good They Can't Ignore You]], you can develop autonomy by having a variety of skills that you develop through [[Deliberate Practice]] and by moving across industries and each time you consider taking a "lower" position. what is it why does it matter ### What would the opposite argument be? ## Sources: [[The Art of Learning]]