Recently came across this ALearningADay post containing notes from an interview with Dan Ariely. The following points particularly resonated.

• A behavior that is hard to get over is to develop the courage to express your true opinion in a world that values political correctness. How can we as leaders encourage people who will disagree with us?
• Experiments teach us humility.
• Failing in a magnificent way means you tried, failed and learnt.
• Ethics are expensive. I think a lot about my own conflicts of interest. There is no easy answer.
• We are privileged to live long. Think of life as an opportunity for continuous learning.

A common theme here is continually questioning our own actions, principles and assumptions. As long as we do that, we will never cease to learn and grow.