Learning hurts your pride a little every time. That’s the fee. It’s cheaper than staying the same.

Every real piece of learning starts with admitting you did not know something, and that costs a little pride each time. The fee never fully disappears, not even for people who have been learning for decades. The alternative is keeping your pride intact and staying exactly as you are, which feels free and is not. One price gets paid in small amounts, the other all at once and later.

Notice the next moment you feel the sting of not knowing and let it be the price rather than a reason to stop. Say it plainly, then ask the question that follows.