I THOUGHT I KNEW BEST

Some years ago, my wife taught me the fine art of making a peanut butter and jelly (PB&J) sandwich.  Up until that time, I thought I knew how to make a PB&J sandwich. One simply selects two slices of bread, spread peanut butter liberally on one slice and spread jelly on the other slice. Put the two slices together and there you have it. Oh Contrar! Here is how she taught me to make the sandwich. Take the two slices of bread and spread peanut butter on both, then spread jelly on one of the slices on top of the peanut butter. Put the slices together (you're not finished yet). With the bread slices together there is a slight gap between the slices all around the circumference of the sandwich. You carefully fill this gap with peanut butter. I thought that was a lot of unnecessary work for a simple PB&J sandwich. She then explained, with peanut butter on both slices of bread, the  bread doesn't become soggy from the jelly. By filling in the gap around the edge of the sandwich, jelly doesn't ooze out and make a mess. 

I thought I knew how to make a PB&J sandwich, and I did. But my wife showed me an even better way. There may be something you feel you do very well. Maybe it could be done even better. Be willing to learn, humble enough to listen, and curious enough to ask questions.