Experience is not what happens to a man - it is what a man does with what happens to him - Aldous Huxley

Quote

“Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.”

Author

Aldous Huxley

Reference

• Thinking in Bets - Annie Duke
• Full quote: "We can’t just “absorb” experiences and expect to learn. As novelist and philosopher Aldous Huxley recognized, “Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him.” There is a big difference between getting experience and becoming an expert. That difference lies in the ability to identify when the outcomes of our decisions have something to teach us and what that lesson might be."

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• It is much better to learn from the experience of others than from our own
• Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely - Auguste Rodin