Degrees of Not Knowing
You know you know, but you don’t.
You think you know, but you don’t.
You’re pretty sure you don’t know.
You know you don’t know, you think it’s not a problem that you don’t, but it is a problem.
You know you don’t know, you think it’s a problem that you don’t, but it isn’t a problem.
You don’t know, you don’t know that you don’t need to know yet, and you try.
You don’t know, you know you don’t need to know yet, and you wait.
You don’t know, you can’t know, you don’t know you can’t, and you try.
You don’t know, you can’t know, you know you can’t, and you wait.
Some skills you may want to develop….
To know when you know and when you don’t, ask yourself if you know and listen to the response.
To know if it’s a problem that you don’t know or if it isn’t, ask yourself, “Is it a problem that I don’t know?” If it isn’t, let it go. If it is, get after it.
To know if it’s not time to know or if it is, ask yourself, “Do I have to know this right now?” If it’s not time, wait. If it is time, let the learning begin. Trying to know before you need to is a big waste of time.
To know if you can’t know or if you can, ask yourself, “Can I know this?” and listen for the answer. Trying to learn when you can’t is the biggest waste of time.
Image credit — Dennis Skley