[spaetzleesser]

Very true. I try to stay humble but at work I definitely have lists of people I always listen to and a (longer) list of people I generally never listen to. Maybe they have a good thought from time to time but I don’t have enough time to listen to all bad ideas to maybe find the one good idea.

[29athrowaway]

What if one of the people you never listen to comes up with a good idea?

The people you listen to is always right and the ones you don't listen to are always wrong?

[spaetzleesser]

I sometimes feel bad to have a prejudice against some pople but realistically i don't have the time and energy to sift through a lot of bad ideas when I can talk to other people who usually have good ideas.

[29athrowaway]

How do you know they're bad ideas if you have not even listened to them?

[OrderlyTiamat]

this is classic exploration-exploitation tradeoff, like a multiarmed bandit. The general gist of most multi-armed bandit strategies would agree to listen more and more to people with good ideas, and spend less and less time (approaching but never reaching zero time) listening to people whose ideas you do not find rewarding.

[dasil003]

Always be listening. But when seeking people out and prioritizing who to spend time with, consider their track record.

[tartoran]

It has nothing to do with being humble though. Being humble is about being honest with yourself or others. Learning who to listen to and take advice from is a different problem.

[enviclash]

That definition of humbleness seems more about sticking to your values and being transparent.