Tags / 3 quotes from 3 sources
#ignorance
Information Anxiety 2
Learning
My expertise has always been my ignorance, my admission and acceptance of not knowing…. When you can admit that you don’t know, you are more likely to ask the questions that will enable you to learn. [quote found in Cairo's 'The Functional Art']
Richard Feynman On Religion, Science, The Search For Truth & Our Willingness To Live With Doubt - Open Culture
Science and religion
Both Feynman and Tyson seem to agree that the scientific and Creationist methods for discovering “truth,” whatever that may be, are basically incompatible. Says Feynman: “There are very remarkable mysteries… but those are mysteries I want to investigate without knowing the…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey)
Admitting ignorance is the first step to learning
If you don’t let a teacher know at what level you are—by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance—you will not learn or grow. You cannot pretend for long, for you will eventually be found out. Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. Thoreau…