Proverbs 22:17

How do I get wisdom? What's the key? What's the magic formula or the secret recipe? 

If there is one, I found it yesterday when I was reading Proverbs 22:17! 

"Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge"

Looks to me like there are three steps:

1) Incline your ear... Prepare it. How? By studying wisdom, being around wisdom, picking the brains of the wise, praying for wisdom. 

2) Hear the words of the wise. Simply hear and listen to the wisdom that you've prepped you ears to hear. Because after prepping your ears to hear wisdom, you'll begin to hear it at work around you. 

3) Lastly, apply your heart. Apply what you've heard. 

Simple yet profound... Straight from the word.