<video><title>An Uncommonly Fine Life - Chapter 9 - You are your own Teacher</title><description>A book about principles for living a happy and fulfilled life</description><transcript><transcript><line from="00:00:00,000" to="00:00:05,000">You are the only one who can teach yourself, no one else can do it for you.</line><line from="00:00:05,000" to="00:00:09,000">This may seem like a strange thing to say, but it's true.</line><line from="00:00:09,000" to="00:00:13,000">Every single person is responsible for their own education.</line><line from="00:00:13,000" to="00:00:16,000">We may have teachers and mentors who can guide us,</line><line from="00:00:16,000" to="00:00:20,000">but ultimately it is up to us to learn.</line><line from="00:00:20,000" to="00:00:23,000">This is because learning is not a passive process.</line><line from="00:00:23,000" to="00:00:25,000">It is an active process.</line><line from="00:00:25,000" to="00:00:29,000">We learn by doing by experiencing by making mistakes.</line><line from="00:00:30,000" to="00:00:32,000">No one can teach us everything we need to know.</line><line from="00:00:32,000" to="00:00:34,000">We have to learn for ourselves.</line><line from="00:00:34,000" to="00:00:36,000">This can be a scary thought.</line><line from="00:00:36,000" to="00:00:39,000">It means that we are responsible for our own lives.</line><line from="00:00:39,000" to="00:00:42,000">It means that we can't blame others for our mistakes.</line><line from="00:00:42,000" to="00:00:45,000">It means that we have to take risks.</line><line from="00:00:45,000" to="00:00:48,000">However, it also means that we are in control of our own lives.</line><line from="00:00:48,000" to="00:00:51,000">We get to choose what we want to learn.</line><line from="00:00:51,000" to="00:00:53,000">We get to choose what we want to do with our lives.</line><line from="00:00:53,000" to="00:00:56,000">We get to make our own decisions.</line><line from="00:00:56,000" to="00:00:58,000">This is a liberating thought.</line><line from="00:00:59,000" to="00:01:02,000">It means that we are not limited by what others think we should do.</line><line from="00:01:02,000" to="00:01:06,000">It means that we are free to be our own person.</line><line from="00:01:06,000" to="00:01:09,000">It means that we can create our own destiny.</line><line from="00:01:09,000" to="00:01:12,000">So if you want to change your life, change the way you learn.</line><line from="00:01:12,000" to="00:01:16,000">Stop waiting for someone else to teach you what you need to know.</line><line from="00:01:16,000" to="00:01:20,000">Start learning for yourself, start taking risks, start making mistakes,</line><line from="00:01:20,000" to="00:01:22,000">and most importantly start living your life.</line></transcript></transcript></video>