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Shelby Foote

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.

Shelby Foote

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Shelby Foote values learning through personal experience, believing that finding your own errors helps you understand deeply. However, he also recognizes that having someone else identify your mistakes can speed up your learning.

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