People who don't know anything tend to make up fake rules, the real rules being considerably more difficult to learn.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- People with less knowledge often invent simple rules while the truth is complex.
- In plain terms
- Ignorant people make up easy rules.
- What can you take from it?
- Real rules are harder to learn.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you simplifying too much?
- Where do rules come from?
Another view
Some simple rules are actually correct.
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