Kestas
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In which direction?
I'm smart enough to know that I'm dumb.
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Kind of like "thin vs. thick" threads!
My answer to the "tell me your strength(s)" questions when interviewing was always "I have no problem saying that I don't know something, but I will never say that without adding 'but I'll find out'." Seems to have gotten me through life rather well.
As Clint says: A man's gotta know his limitations.
MolaKule
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As Albert would say,
Love this!
Albert Einstein. GEEEEENIUSSSS! Even though I doubt he’d be able to get his hands dirty… still a LEGEND.
My brother worked on material handling scales and batching rates. He is a meticulous joiner as a hobby. " Tolerances closer than the job requires are a waste of time and energy" is his take on the subject
I'm always boggled that his most famous work comprised thought experiments, which were only confirmed empirically decades later.
Regarding getting one's hands dirty, I'm no Einstein, but just changed out the outer tie-rod ends on friends' 2012 Toyota Sienna. Got to use my seldom-used 27 mm wrench. Per my toe plates, I nailed the alignment. Try that, Albert!
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I guess it took physicists 2,000+ years to paraphraase Socrates.
“There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest of tourists.” A park ranger or conservation officer somewhere with bears said this.
When it comes to opening a bear proof trash can, i feel Id fall into that dumb tourist category.
When it comes to opening a bear proof trash can, i feel Id fall into that dumb tourist category.
This is how I feel about quoting people on the internet.
If it’s got a picture next to the quote, we know it must be legit.
If it’s got a picture next to the quote, we know it must be legit.
My cats in a box, and I'm curious to open it while dreading what I may find at the same time.
Richard Feynman is a personal hero of mine. Quirky guy but really fun to listen to him speak. Dunning-Kruger is real. A little bit of knowledge makes people believe they can rationalize with common sense very detailed and nuanced ideas. The more you know, the more you understand the importance of understanding details/nuance, and that you do not understand the details/nuance, but there are people who do it every day who do.
Lately, I feel good about my intelligence if I remember it's Thursday and put the garbage pail out in time.
Yep, brag to my wife "See I remembered!"
Just a side comment. Some people are pretty darn smart, but don't always have some super quick verbal response.
In my direct personal experience, this often applies doubly to college professors and medical service providers. Often, they assume some knowledge in a narrow field validates all of their opinions, even outside their field.
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I've seen it across all spectrums of people.
Ya think?
