Whenever I encounter something I donāt know, whether big or small, I look it up. Itās simple, but a lot of people donāt do it.
After years, this compounds more then it seems.
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I think this is something 80% of people find not simple.
needs mental flexibility.
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Mateusz
This is more than important to note. It takes curiosity as well. Easy to go by the flow and just believe something is what it's said to be.
Most people just made up shit in their head and have opinions about their shit.
Thatās how I feel about your citations in your book. So much more stuff to read š
After i learned reading whenever i asked my father what a word means there was only one answer "look it up in the dictionary" š¤·š»
Iām always surprised by people who donāt do this
why? There is an unlimited amount of things I donāt know. Looking up something just because it crosses my way seems like bad time management. There already is a backlog of issues to dive into that I value higher.
Yes, but itās also confusing when someone seems genuinely curious about something and then acts like there is no way they could possibly learn about it.
Some things just take 5 seconds on google and youāve expanded your knowledge. Your situation sounds different to what Iām talking about as youāre researching other things already
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I also do this. Sometimes I'm surprised I'm still employed because of it! š
I think this is one of the major dichotomies. People who consider not knowing something as an action item, and people who look at it as a shortcoming. Growth mindset vs rigid mindset.
The connection between the knowledge dots becomes exponential to their number. š„ø
Well said. It's remarkable how much we can learn in this day and age with relatively low effort. Surprisingly, a lot of people aren't even willing to put forth even that little amount.
The difficulty lies in managing all that knowledge and connecting it. Do you use any tools for that or is it all in your brain?
For me #Logseq became my second brain. Couldn't work without it.
#PKM
when reading, if you come across a word you donāt know, stop & look it upā¦ all confusion comes from continuing without understanding the word you skipped
I do the same. However, I accepted the fact that most folks are busy prioritizing other life stuff. Thatās not an excuse but I believe we all do what we think is best for our own self.
Curiosity is a superpower.
Why have many people failed to look it up?
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Thatās me every time I get a Text from anyone under 30. The acronyms are endless
I was shocked by a study that showed most people (don't remember the exact percentage, but it was more than half) never read a book after graduating from school (high school or college). I can't comprehend that mentality. I have learned more since graduating college than I learned during my entire formal schooling.
If you aren't constantly learning, you are losing what matters in life and can't grow. You just degrade on the way to death.
From reliable sources. Not 4Chan too. š¤£
I often find myself reading past a word that I donāt know the meaning of, but have enough context to guess at the meaning. When I take the time to look up the actual definition 9/10 times Iāve been subtly wrong.
I've started doing this more recently. I have many unanswered questions in my archives and it's amazing what 10 minutes research will do.
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Good idea
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Please look up info about fundamental human needs. Surprisingly most people don't even know they have fundamental human needs the same as everyone else. I believe most of the today's worlds problems would be solved if people knew and understood that EVERYONE needs participation, idleness, affection, subsistence, identity, creativity, understanding and protection or we develop pathologies (likely becoming destructive or self-destructive).
