Anne-Laure Le Cunff @neuranne

“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” —Pierre-Marc-Gaston

There’s a famous quote from Richard Feynman: “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”

safeguard: Take time to distinguish real experts from imitators. Not everyone who claims to be an expert is. Take the time to know the difference.

“I don’t know what’s the matter with people: they don’t learn by understanding; they learn by some other way—by rote, or something,” Feynman wrote. “Their knowledge is so fragile!”13

When understanding is separated from reality, we lose our powers. Understanding must constantly be tested against reality and updated accordingly.