As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people’s ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.

Poehler’s advice frames collaboration as a lifelong practice rather than a one-off tactic. The quote challenges the ego-driven assumption that the best work comes from solitary brilliance, arguing instead that creativity and good judgment are often improved by exposure to others’ perspectives. By urging readers to seek people who “challenge and inspire,” it emphasizes constructive friction—relationships that push one’s skills, widen one’s imagination, and correct blind spots. The final claim, that sustained time with such a group can “change your life,” highlights how communities shape identity, ambition, and opportunity as much as they shape any single project.