Knowledge is NOT Power
"Certainty, knowledge is the lock and the key is the question."- Saf El Sadiq
The expression that knowledge is power is very dangerous. It is not the learning of new that gives us power. The power comes from the application of that knowledge.
Interesting thing about the quote is that in order to get the knowledge we must continue to ask questions. But an interesting thing happens on the way to the question. We don't ask it.
The sad reality is that when we just start learning we are afraid to ask questions so that we do not look foolish. Not looking foolish is more important to us than gaining the knowledge.
On the other extreme is when we are informed and gained some knowledge and we start to believe that we know it all. At this point we do not dare ask a question because we do not want to admit that we still got more to learn.
So the sweet spot is between these two stages. It is the plateau whew we tend to not feel the improvements we are making and feel the need to continue learning.
Today's question is:
"How do you prolong your questioning plateau?"
"Certainty, knowledge is the lock and the key is the question."- Saf El Sadiq
The expression that knowledge is power is very dangerous. It is not the learning of new that gives us power. The power comes from the application of that knowledge.
Interesting thing about the quote is that in order to get the knowledge we must continue to ask questions. But an interesting thing happens on the way to the question. We don't ask it.
The sad reality is that when we just start learning we are afraid to ask questions so that we do not look foolish. Not looking foolish is more important to us than gaining the knowledge.
On the other extreme is when we are informed and gained some knowledge and we start to believe that we know it all. At this point we do not dare ask a question because we do not want to admit that we still got more to learn.
So the sweet spot is between these two stages. It is the plateau whew we tend to not feel the improvements we are making and feel the need to continue learning.
Today's question is:
"How do you prolong your questioning plateau?"
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