…it’s not just learning that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things that matters.

Norton Juster
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First published in the Harvard Business Review, the words of Mark Cuban are meant to inspire any young person who is thinking about the future. The message is clear: if you are successful, it’s not just about what you know, but why you know it. The most successful people understand this. They are able to focus on what they need to learn in order to achieve their goals.

They are not distracted by all of the things that they don’t know. They leave no stone unturned in their quest for knowledge.

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