One of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, recently had an insightful post entitled "The Hard Part (One of Them)." I'll repeat it below for your reading enjoyment: A guy asked his friend, the writer David Foster Wallace, "Say, Dave, how'd y'get t'be so dang smart?" His answer: "I did the reading." No one said the preparation [...]
Unlearning Requires An Anti-Library
February 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
"There is a huge difference between what people actually know and how much they think they know." – Nassim Taleb Question: Which of these animals is more likely to kill you: A shark or a deer? The right answer is the deer. In fact, the contest isn’t even close. You are 300-times more likely to [...]
How Do You Know What You Don’t Know?
August 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
How do you know what you don't know? It sounds like an inane question. After all, how can you possibly know what you don't know? The answer is that you can't. This doesn't imply, however, that the question isn't important. In fact, it is vital to your future success because it will keep you learning [...]
