Former teacher turned developer.
On the developer relations team at Deepgram, I get to teach and build stuff, blending both of my professional passions - education and development.
It's kind of a chicken-and-egg discussion. Or a paradox. You are wise when you realize how dumb you really are, and that makes you smart.
I do think that the most wise people recognize that there is so much they don't know, so they may actually be 'dumb' in the scheme of the universe, but in the scheme of this world they are ahead.
But people who don't think about what's missing from their brains and are satisfied with their limited collection of facts are truly ignorant and not likely to reach that higher level of wisdom.
I love the attitude of just embracing the fact that we are all learners, that we all have something to learn and something to offer. Let's help each other learn rather than gatekeeping that knowledge that makes us feel so 'smart' but which actually holds us back from learning from others.
Hey, totally agree and it makes something like the Dunning-Kruger effect make sense. It's like of course a skilled pianist can tell the 100 ways in which they could improve, but a new pianist thinks they might be above average, because they've learned some things.
This is so well said and very helpful to here as someone who is just learning and needs to constantly realize we are or were all in the same boat, thank you!
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It's kind of a chicken-and-egg discussion. Or a paradox. You are wise when you realize how dumb you really are, and that makes you smart.
I do think that the most wise people recognize that there is so much they don't know, so they may actually be 'dumb' in the scheme of the universe, but in the scheme of this world they are ahead.
But people who don't think about what's missing from their brains and are satisfied with their limited collection of facts are truly ignorant and not likely to reach that higher level of wisdom.
I love the attitude of just embracing the fact that we are all learners, that we all have something to learn and something to offer. Let's help each other learn rather than gatekeeping that knowledge that makes us feel so 'smart' but which actually holds us back from learning from others.
Hey, totally agree and it makes something like the Dunning-Kruger effect make sense. It's like of course a skilled pianist can tell the 100 ways in which they could improve, but a new pianist thinks they might be above average, because they've learned some things.
This is so well said and very helpful to here as someone who is just learning and needs to constantly realize we are or were all in the same boat, thank you!