There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- As one learns more, one becomes aware of how much more there is to know.
- In plain terms
- The more I learn, the more I realize how much I do not know.
- What can you take from it?
- Knowledge reveals the limits of knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you wish you knew?
- How do you handle not knowing?
Another view
It frames lack of knowledge as alarming rather than natural.
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