You have to be careful about what you let go of in order to embrace something new. Sometimes it’s best to retain old knowledge even while learning the new.
Specialists: A person who knows less about all the knowledge and more and more, about specific things so eventually they know everything about nothing.
Generalist: A person who knows more and more about everything and less about specific things, so eventually they know nothing about everything.
blunebottle 9 months ago
Touché.
cdward 9 months ago
You have to be careful about what you let go of in order to embrace something new. Sometimes it’s best to retain old knowledge even while learning the new.
Zebrastripes 9 months ago
Comprehending, common sense comes into play…deciding if its real or conspiracy theory
Carl Premium Member 9 months ago
I don’t have the patience for Google and finding an appropriate link on page 3 after all the irrelevant sponsored links.
cabalonrye 9 months ago
Case in point. Trivia is easy to google and will not be remembered four minutes later.
poppacapsmokeblower 9 months ago
I knew a lady who retained her knowledge of machine language while learning FORTRAN 4.
Steverino Premium Member 9 months ago
Specialists: A person who knows less about all the knowledge and more and more, about specific things so eventually they know everything about nothing.
Generalist: A person who knows more and more about everything and less about specific things, so eventually they know nothing about everything.
raybarb44 9 months ago
And what did you learn?……
PoodleGroomer 9 months ago
When did Edgar Nye see the Platte River?
mistercatworks 9 months ago
We old folk still have a slight edge of “book learning” that pre-dates the 70s.
goboboyd 9 months ago
‘The digital mind takes in a great deal of information. The digital mind retains very little.’ ~anon
A# 466 9 months ago
We seem to “know” more and more about less and less. Pretty soon we’ll know everything about nothing.