Trystan Trenberth says older people get less tolerant of different views but more willing to share what he calls jewels of knowledge: useful contacts, proven approaches. You don't have to take it all. Pick what fits your goals.
Obviously the older we get, the less we're willing to tolerate people that are not in alignment with what we're doing. But we find that, you know, the older generation is happier to be of service by sharing that they're quite opinionated quite often. I mean, yeah, you've met the gentleman we spoke of earlier, Robert. So, you know, the more clear they can be and willing to be about these things, they might not spend 2 hours breaking down everything for you, but if they can give you a little jewel of knowledge or a contact who they work with or what approach they took, that can be very helpful too.
Yeah. And you don't have to follow them hook, line, and sinker. You can take a piece of the data, take a piece of the wisdom, and then move forward in a way that suits you. You don't have to pick something up completely and absorb it. You get to decide what works for you.
