knowing vs. doing
exploring the difference between having knowledge and being able to act on it. the difference between reading a lot and being able to integrate and embody those learnings.
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knowing vs. doing
"Willingness to learn is important, but willingness to act on what you learn is critical."
Knowledge does not change behavior,” he said. “We have all encountered crazy shrinks and obese doctors and divorced marriage counselors.
Dan Heath • Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Knowledge of the world isn’t the same as experiencing the world. Why does online connection so often seem to lack aliveness, as compared to encounters with the world of flesh-and-blood people, nature, and material things? This paragraph from Karl Ove Knausgaard struck me as eloquent: “It feels as if the whole world has been transformed into images
... See moreThe current educational regime is based on a certain view about what kind of knowledge is important: “knowing that,” as opposed to “knowing how
Matthew Crawford • Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work
"It is not enough for a man to feel the divine flame burning in him; unless he goes into the concentrated, slogging business of learning the techniques of expression, his genius will be of no use to anyone." —Oswald Chambers
Matt Cardin • Tweet
"The best way to learn is to do the work."