The Curse of Knowledge

Learning changes us.  As we continue to learn, we begin thinking differently about things.  And as we become accustomed to possessing our specific set of knowledge and skills, we begin to forget what it was like to not have them; we simply can’t fathom that other people don’t know the same things as we do.

This phenomena,  The Curse of Knowledge, represents a powerful concept to understand.

The great thinkers either implicitly or explicitly understood this.  If you have great thoughts, you must share them with even greater clarity–you’re sharing them with people who know far less about them.  This is the only way great ideas can spread.

Kevin
10.26.2009