Just because something is not new to you, doesn’t mean it is not new to others. The collorary is also true.

Seems simple. Too simple to need to be reminded of. And yet, we regularly are frustrated when people have not had the small experiences or knowledge as us. In one sense change is all about this. Rarely is there anything new under the sun, just a lot of new applications of things. And someone needs to the one who goes first or experiences the new thing first. Then they need to tell others.

This is how learning, growth, and change work. Being frustrated never helps. Being patient almost always does.

Choose wisely.

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