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Swap and be the learner

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The second half is the point. When the younger person teaches the older one, both see the other as someone with something worth knowing.

Be an honest learner: ask them to slow down, say which part you did not follow, and try it yourself. A teacher learns their own skill better by explaining it.

One question

It is your turn to learn a phone shortcut from a teenager. What makes you a good learner?

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