#Vicarious Learning

Learn from the Mistakes of Others. You Can’t Live Long Enough to Make Them All Yourself. — Eleanor Roosevelt

The saying encourages humility: only by acknowledging the value in others’ experiences can we truly learn. In Maya Angelou’s memoir *I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings* (1969), she recounts learning from the missteps of those around her, shaping her growth and resilience. [...]