“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” ― Mark Twain
“I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” --- Pablo Picasso
“Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one’s self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all.” — Thomas Szasz
“You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again.” — [@kleonShowYourWork2014]
Enjoy being wrong or looking/sounding “stupid” in a public setting
Admitting that you don’t have all the answers. Embrace the awkwardness of saying “I don’t know.” or “This sounds really hard.”
我們所不知道的事情，遠遠超過我們所知道的事情。所以，永遠都要預設自己一無所知。
You don’t know what you don’t know, the unknown unknowns.
Every expert started out as a beginner. Embrace the embarrassment of feeling like a beginner.
歸零 = 回歸初心 (Shoshin)
「20 年工作經驗」might be「1 年工作經驗重複 20 次」…
Naivety (= naiveness = naïveté)
- The state of being naive
- Refers to an apparent or actual lack of experience and sophistication
The Empty Cup Mentality
A long time ago, there was a wise Zen master. People from distant places would come to seek his guidance, hoping to learn the path to enlightenment.
One day, a scholar arrived, eager for advice. “I wish to learn about Zen,” he told the master.
However, the scholar couldn’t stop talking about his own thoughts and knowledge. He kept interrupting the master, sharing his own ideas and not paying attention to what the master had to say. The master remained calm and suggested they have tea.
The master began pouring tea into the scholar’s cup. As the cup filled, the master continued pouring, causing the tea to spill onto the table, the floor, and finally onto the scholar’s clothing. Shocked, the scholar exclaimed, “Stop! The cup is overflowing! It can’t hold any more.”
The master smiled and said, “Just like this cup, you are filled with your own thoughts. There’s no room for anything new. Come back when your cup is empty.”
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