Thursday, July 2, 2015

From the Stray Thought Bin: Ignorance and Ignorance of Ignorance

If you have struggled to understand a subject of interest and realize that you still remain short of adequately understanding it, your ignorance will not impede further progress in learning. But if you think you understand adequately and you actually don't, your ignorance of your ignorance—which amounts to false knowledge—will stop you in your tracks. 

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