The true mark of genius is the ability to unlearn. Make it a habit to question and scrutinize even your most deeply ingrained mental models.

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You need the qualifier “when wrong” to that first sentence. Full agreement with second sentence.

I get what you’re trying to get at. We need epistemic humility, but that means be right sized.

unlearning 2+2 is not genius, but a rejection of reality