What You Think You Know Will Get You Stuck

Why we need to take an ignorant approach

Why we need to take an ignorant approach

Knowledge is an illusion. Pic by Dmitry Ratushny

“…knowledge imprisons you. You cannot escape it. What you know you cannot ‘unknow’. That’s why knowledge is dangerous. Learning will redefine your world, irreversibly.” — Noam Shpancer

What you know imprisons you.

Even worse, what you think you know, is what gets you stuck.

Knowledge is an illusion of control. To explain things helps us feel in control.

That’s why we like to name things. Giving something a name turns them into familiar things. Yet, in the long run, everything changes even if their names stay the same.

The Trap of Knowledge

The person you were yesterday is different to the one you are today.

I have a funny anecdote from when I went to New Zealand to visit my older sister, a long time ago.

“How would you like your coffee.”- I remember asking her (again).

“Really. You’ve been here for over two weeks now. You know I like it black with no sugar.” — she replied surprised.

“Yes, that I remember. I …