To look at the work of your peers, and learn how to explain with kindness and precision, the nature of their mistakes is, in fact, how you learn to diagnose your own work.

Steve Almond
To look at the work of your peers, and learn...
To look at the work of your peers, and learn...
To look at the work of your peers, and learn...
To look at the work of your peers, and learn...
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The idea that what you see in others is a reflection of your own work is a powerful and important thought. This is an idea that we should all aspire to live our lives by. The way we treat our peers and colleagues, and the way we explain why we propose changes to them, sets us on a course for success. If we watch what our peers do and learn from their mistakes, we can avoid making our own mistakes.

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