No, You Don’t Get an A for Effort
Saying “I don’t know” is a beautiful thing!
It is rare for a single person to attain a full understanding of a complex problem.
Yet, many of us feel like we must know it all.
In a society that rewards knowing it all, you must find the courage to say, “I don’t know.”
Embrace what you don’t know.
The faster you are willing to say, “I don’t know,” the fast
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Richard Feynman once wrote, “If you ever hear yourself saying, ‘I think I understand this,’ that means you don’t.”
Steven Pinker • The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
One must seek Knowledge, but be a little wary of finding it. Perhaps excessive, but one could say the idea of possessing knowledge represents a kind of complacency. This is what Socrates meant: Once you think you know, you stop looking. You cease your wonder.
Simon Sarris • Long Distance Thinking
