Title A Trait of Certain Ambassadors

Author Michel de Montaigne

Kind of Book Essay

How strongly I recommend it /10 

My Impressions Short. Sweet. Well worth reading

Practical Takeaways

• Get people to talk about the things they know best (as the best way to learn)

• Only listen to experts advice in what they are expert in (not in things they know nothing about)

Big Ideas

• Talking to other people is one of the best ways to learn things

• People tend to want to be revered for things they aren't good at rather than the things they are masters at (eg. Caesar wanting to brag about his knowledge engineering rather than battle)

• We all want to be the thing we are not