#ignorance
LPT: Confessing ignorance
LPT: Confessing ignorance If you don’t understand something, ask for an explanation. You’ll be smarter, the person you ask might be flattered that you asked them, and you will be armed with knowledge and avoid the stress of pretending that you knew what it was. At my first real job, my boss talked about “co-op advertising.” I had no idea what that was and asked him to ex…
The Surprising Allure of Ignorance
The Surprising Allure of Ignorance We want to know, but we also want not to know, sometimes fiercely so.
Sure, Knowledge Is Power, but Ignorance Is Underrated
Sure, Knowledge Is Power, but Ignorance Is Underrated The human tendency to ignore the truth is often seen as a flaw, but it can be useful, too.
The Articulate Ignorance of Vivek Ramaswamy
The Articulate Ignorance of Vivek Ramaswamy What’s worse than voters who don’t understand how government works? Candidates who don’t.