How to learn the best from others

Here's a good way to learn systematically from other people.

Ask:

1. What is the approach he/she is using? (or technique, method, etc.)

2. What is the outcome he/she is getting? (normally, this is an outcome that you also want to produce in your own life)

3. What is the lesson to be learned here? (or principle or insight)

You can actually create a database with 3 columns (approach, outcome, lesson).