Jon Galloway touched on it in his blog post today : The best way to learn is to " aspire to be the dumbest person in the room ." Being the smartest person in the room is comfortable - you can feel smug and important as you deign to dole out information. It's also the surest way to avoid learning anything. Surrounding yourself with people who are better informed than you are is a great way to keep learning, but it can take away your confidence in what you've got to say. Wrong solutions...