[mikekchar]

I think this is exceptionally good advice, but phrased in a way that I can't imagine it being accessible to the target audience. People who feel they are smart are often stymied when they run into their own humanity. It's a journey of discovery. Embracing failure is hard, humbling and for some people literally humiliating. That the humiliation is healthy is something that takes time to understand ;-)

[ktRolster]

Yeah, and especially when learning a language....because you are going to make mistakes, and people will laugh at you. You may have the experience of talking to a 4-year-old, and realizing the child can speak better than you can.

But you humble yourself, keep going, and then you learn the language.

[xapata]

I've noticed that arrogant people have a hard time losing their native accents, despite living in a country with a different language for decades.