{"id":69829,"date":"2022-06-20T15:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=69829"},"modified":"2022-06-27T15:49:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T19:49:09","slug":"benefits-of-having-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you want to enrich your growth? Have you considered finding a mentor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While self-directed learning can take you far, Robert Greene asserts that finding a mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. He identifies three benefits of having a mentor, explains how you should go about finding one, and discusses when it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/when-its-time-to-move-on\/\">time to move on<\/a> from that relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading for more on mentorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-benefits-of-having-a-mentor\">Benefits of Having a Mentor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three benefits of having a mentor, according to Greene:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Benefit #1: Inheritance of knowledge, experience, and spirit. <\/strong>A mentor passes on to you her years of experience and creative development. You\u2019ll also receive the accumulation of wisdom that she gained from her mentor.<\/li><li><strong>Benefit #2: Direct guidance. <\/strong>A one-on-one relationship allows a mentor to tailor her instruction to your needs. She can teach with nuance and precision, transmitting her technical knowledge and the spirit of her craft in a way that books or large classes can\u2019t.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Benefit #3: Enriched learning. <\/strong>Greene explains that the mentor-mentee relationship creates an emotional connection that enriches the learning process. When you (the mentee) feel emotionally invested, you\u2019ll learn more deeply\u2014and when your mentor feels emotionally invested, she\u2019ll teach more passionately.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Attract a mentor by appealing to her self-interest: According to Greene, mentors are often busy and won\u2019t mentor just anyone. Demonstrate that you\u2019ll do unglamorous work\u2014such as organizational and administrative tasks\u2014and that you have discipline and drive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Signs You Might Need a Different Mentor<\/strong><br><br>Mentorship can be powerful, but not all mentorship is beneficial. The <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em> describes <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2013\/12\/five-signs-that-your-mentor-is-giving-you-bad-advice\">five signs that might indicate bad advice from a mentor<\/a>:<br><br><strong>Bias toward his preferences<\/strong>\u2014In other words, he may be biased toward shaping you to be like him and encourage choices similar to his, rather than tailoring advice to you.<br><br><strong>Self-interest<\/strong>\u2014Consciously or not, a mentor might encourage choices that benefit him, such as remaining in a position over which he has influence.<br><br><strong>Incompatible risk tolerance<\/strong>\u2014If you and your mentor have a different appetite for risk, he might encourage or discourage choices conversely to your own opinions.<br><br><strong>Mismatched expertise<\/strong>\u2014You might end up with a mentor who has little knowledge about a path you want to take, and he may struggle to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/steps-to-achieve-your-goals\/\">reach your goals<\/a>.<br><br><strong>Inattentiveness<\/strong>\u2014Because the mentor has more power, he might not take the time to get to know you well. Because of this, his advice might not fit you as well as it could.&nbsp;<br><br>None of this is a reason to avoid mentorship altogether. Instead, remind yourself that a mentor\u2019s word is not infallible. Mentors can give bad advice or make mistakes, so always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/think-for-yourself\/\">think for yourself<\/a> as well as going to a mentor for help.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Once you\u2019ve learned enough, step out of your mentor\u2019s shadow. <\/strong>Stay long enough to absorb her wisdom, spirit, and expertise, but do not remain so long that you grow comfortable or complacent. Some mentors will happily support your growth, while others may resent your departure. In either case, reflect on what you\u2019ve learned and set off in your own direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: The <em>Harvard Business Review<\/em> also recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2014\/05\/how-to-break-up-with-your-mentor\">ending a mentor-mentee relationship once it\u2019s run its course<\/a>. If you\u2019ve learned all you can and\/or the relationship no longer has good rapport, consider moving on. To do so, reflect on what you\u2019ve learned and where you\u2019ll go next, then express your gratitude to your mentor and make a clean break.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to enrich your growth? Have you considered finding a mentor? While self-directed learning can take you far, Robert Greene asserts that finding a mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. He identifies three benefits of having a mentor, explains how you should go about finding one, and discusses when it&#8217;s time to move on from that relationship. Keep reading for more on mentorship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":69833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,43,30],"tags":[651],"class_list":["post-69829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career","category-self-improvement","category-work","tag-mastery","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning - Shortform Books<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A good mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. Discover three benefits of having a mentor and how you should go about finding one.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A good mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. Discover three benefits of having a mentor and how you should go about finding one.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Shortform Books\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-20T19:39:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-27T19:49:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Elizabeth Whitworth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Elizabeth Whitworth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Elizabeth Whitworth\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13\"},\"headline\":\"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-20T19:39:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-27T19:49:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\"},\"wordCount\":597,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Mastery\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Career\",\"Self-Improvement\",\"Work\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\",\"name\":\"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning - Shortform Books\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-20T19:39:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-27T19:49:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"A good mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. Discover three benefits of having a mentor and how you should go about finding one.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"description\":\"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Shortform Books\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":74,\"caption\":\"Shortform Books\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13\",\"name\":\"Elizabeth Whitworth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Elizabeth Whitworth\"},\"description\":\"Elizabeth has a lifelong love of books. She devours nonfiction, especially in the areas of history, theology, and philosophy. A switch to audiobooks has kindled her enjoyment of well-narrated fiction, particularly Victorian and early 20th-century works. She appreciates idea-driven books\u2014and a classic murder mystery now and then. Elizabeth has a Substack and is writing a book about what the Bible says about death and hell.\",\"sameAs\":[\"rina@shortform.com\"],\"award\":[\"Contributions to joint task force efforts (FBI)\",\"Contributions to Special Operations Division (DOJ & DEA)\",\"Efforts to fight the war on drugs (NSA)\",\"Contributions to Operation Storm Front (US Customs Service)\"],\"knowsAbout\":[\"History\",\"Theology\",\"Government\"],\"jobTitle\":\"Senior SEO Writer\",\"worksFor\":\"Shortform\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/elizabeth\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning - Shortform Books","description":"A good mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. Discover three benefits of having a mentor and how you should go about finding one.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning","og_description":"A good mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. Discover three benefits of having a mentor and how you should go about finding one.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/","og_site_name":"Shortform Books","article_published_time":"2022-06-20T19:39:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-27T19:49:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/wordpress.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Elizabeth Whitworth","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Elizabeth Whitworth","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/"},"author":{"name":"Elizabeth Whitworth","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13"},"headline":"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning","datePublished":"2022-06-20T19:39:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-27T19:49:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/"},"wordCount":597,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg","keywords":["Mastery"],"articleSection":["Career","Self-Improvement","Work"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/","name":"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning - Shortform Books","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg","datePublished":"2022-06-20T19:39:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-27T19:49:09+00:00","description":"A good mentor will accelerate and enrich your learning. Discover three benefits of having a mentor and how you should go about finding one.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/benefits-of-having-a-mentor\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 Benefits of Having a Mentor: Accelerate Your Learning"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","name":"Shortform Books","description":"The World&#039;s Best Book Summaries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Shortform Books","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/logo-equilateral-with-text-no-bg.png","width":500,"height":74,"caption":"Shortform Books"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d2928cf6c11a69ced1491d6a5b74fb13","name":"Elizabeth Whitworth","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fff9d65a52ac4340660218e7b63ee5e365cf08e7aa7adff79a0142cd4b96f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Elizabeth Whitworth"},"description":"Elizabeth has a lifelong love of books. She devours nonfiction, especially in the areas of history, theology, and philosophy. A switch to audiobooks has kindled her enjoyment of well-narrated fiction, particularly Victorian and early 20th-century works. She appreciates idea-driven books\u2014and a classic murder mystery now and then. Elizabeth has a Substack and is writing a book about what the Bible says about death and hell.","sameAs":["rina@shortform.com"],"award":["Contributions to joint task force efforts (FBI)","Contributions to Special Operations Division (DOJ & DEA)","Efforts to fight the war on drugs (NSA)","Contributions to Operation Storm Front (US Customs Service)"],"knowsAbout":["History","Theology","Government"],"jobTitle":"Senior SEO Writer","worksFor":"Shortform","url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/author\/elizabeth\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/two-people-talking-and-drinking-coffee.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69829"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70041,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69829\/revisions\/70041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}