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Seeking Wisdom — Lessons on Becoming an Outstanding Thinker
The illusion of knowledge is the greatest obstacle to growth
Ignorance has a bad reputation.
Society values wisdom, knowledge and intelligence, but if you are ignorant and know the level of your ignorance, it can become an important stepping stone for acquiring relevant knowledge.
Everyone starts from ignorance, but many people forget they were once ignorant. You can still be ignorant at any stage of your knowledge acquiring process. Intelligent people are not afraid to challenge their existing knowledge.
Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “There are no eternal facts as there are no absolute truths.” Your fundamental realities of life can be challenged, questioned, improved, upgraded or transformed — if you are open to improving
The knowledge of one’s ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
The only time ignorance becomes dangerous is when you convince yourself that you know everything or when you become so confident of your knowledge that it becomes a hindrance to your progress.
Daniel J. Boorstin was right. “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
