Knowledge Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
““So knowledge grows by subtraction much more than by addition—given that what we know today might turn out to be wrong but what we know to be wrong cannot turn out to be right, at least not easily.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Antifragile, 2012
Knowledge advances by discarding falsehoods, not just adding facts.
In simple terms: Subtract to grow knowledge.
Question assumptions regularly.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- research
- education
- policy making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What beliefs should you test?
- How to avoid losing valuable info?
Discarding may lose useful ideas.