And in fact, in this metaphor,
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:48 am
o actually, Wikipedia, a bit like websites, it takes you each time to more and more specific subjects. Each time you go to a subject, that you read an article, you realize that there were things that you didn't know. And it's a bit... I really like it, there's a great metaphor for that, it's what we call the metaphor of the island of knowledge.
the island represents everything we know or everything we can understand. So the island is in the middle of the sea. The sea is what we don't know. The whole sea that surrounds the island is what we don't know. So the more knowledge we have, the bigger the island will be. Since the island corresponds to knowledge, the more knowledge we have, the bigger the island is.
But what happens when the island grows? Well, the surface in contact with the sea, with water, with ignorance, is large in fact. So the more we know, the more we learn, the more we realize that there are things we don't know. So we realize that we will never know everything and that there will always be lots and lots of things that we don't know, that we don't know.
It can be scary, but what is reassuring is that in fact, not knowing is not a problem. And that is the thesis of this episode that I suggest you follow or in any case I propose here a complete thailand whatsapp number data change of mindset, because often we say to ourselves: "If I don't know, I'm going to have problems, I have to know".
Of course, we have to add an "unless if". In the title, I wrote: "Not knowing is not a problem unless..." Not knowing is not a problem unless we think we know everything, because someone who has learned a lot, whether through theory, books, videos, websites, and also experience, practice, well he knows a lot of things, because he has learned a lot, obviously, he knows a lot of things, he has an idea on a lot of subjects that he encounters, therefore a lot of discussions. He has at least a notion.
And I think I'm a bit in this category, that is to say, obviously, there are a lot, a lot, a lot of things that I don't know, but I can follow almost any discussion without being completely lost, as they say, without saying to myself: "I don't even know what he's talking about". So I can be in a discussion where we talk about sports, I'll have a little idea, a discussion where we talk about history, geography, politics, economics, I'll always have at least a little idea, a little notion, even if there are obviously lots of subjects that I don't really master.
But someone who has a lot, who has spent a lot of time reading, learning, has an idea, a notion on a lot of subjects. And the risk here is that it can give a feeling of superiority, of lack of humility. We can start to judge others by saying to ourselves: "Wait, he hasn't studied everything I've studied, he hasn't read everything I've read, he hasn't suffered in his career all the problems I've suffered, so I know better than him. I know, I know, this person can't teach me anything."
the island represents everything we know or everything we can understand. So the island is in the middle of the sea. The sea is what we don't know. The whole sea that surrounds the island is what we don't know. So the more knowledge we have, the bigger the island will be. Since the island corresponds to knowledge, the more knowledge we have, the bigger the island is.
But what happens when the island grows? Well, the surface in contact with the sea, with water, with ignorance, is large in fact. So the more we know, the more we learn, the more we realize that there are things we don't know. So we realize that we will never know everything and that there will always be lots and lots of things that we don't know, that we don't know.
It can be scary, but what is reassuring is that in fact, not knowing is not a problem. And that is the thesis of this episode that I suggest you follow or in any case I propose here a complete thailand whatsapp number data change of mindset, because often we say to ourselves: "If I don't know, I'm going to have problems, I have to know".
Of course, we have to add an "unless if". In the title, I wrote: "Not knowing is not a problem unless..." Not knowing is not a problem unless we think we know everything, because someone who has learned a lot, whether through theory, books, videos, websites, and also experience, practice, well he knows a lot of things, because he has learned a lot, obviously, he knows a lot of things, he has an idea on a lot of subjects that he encounters, therefore a lot of discussions. He has at least a notion.
And I think I'm a bit in this category, that is to say, obviously, there are a lot, a lot, a lot of things that I don't know, but I can follow almost any discussion without being completely lost, as they say, without saying to myself: "I don't even know what he's talking about". So I can be in a discussion where we talk about sports, I'll have a little idea, a discussion where we talk about history, geography, politics, economics, I'll always have at least a little idea, a little notion, even if there are obviously lots of subjects that I don't really master.
But someone who has a lot, who has spent a lot of time reading, learning, has an idea, a notion on a lot of subjects. And the risk here is that it can give a feeling of superiority, of lack of humility. We can start to judge others by saying to ourselves: "Wait, he hasn't studied everything I've studied, he hasn't read everything I've read, he hasn't suffered in his career all the problems I've suffered, so I know better than him. I know, I know, this person can't teach me anything."