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Ignorance Quote by Nat Greene

“Great problem-solvers aren’t afraid of their ignorance, and they’re not afraid of others seeing it. Great questions shatter assumptions, provoke new insight, and position those that do know about the process or system to contribute their expertise. Great problem-solvers build confidence and don’t…” quote by Nat Greene — Download Open image

““Great problem-solvers aren’t afraid of their ignorance, and they’re not afraid of others seeing it. Great questions shatter assumptions, provoke new insight, and position those that do know about the process or system to contribute their expertise. Great problem-solvers build confidence and don’t need to position themselves as all-knowing””

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“If you believe that success is inevitable, you’re less likely to work your tail off in order to achieve it. Hard problems are definitely immune to the power of belief. Simply deciding that you’ll solve something doesn’t solve it. The best problem-solvers I know hold in their head a kind of contradiction. They simultaneously hold two beliefs: They have the…

“To solve truly hard problems, you’ll need to use a method that doesn’t involve guessing in any step.”

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“Defining the acceptable and unacceptable ranges for this variable means that the problem definition is objective and immune to opinion.”

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“Embrace your ignorance. Most people try to solve problems using the knowledge they already have about a process, but it’s what you don’t know that lies between you and the solution. Often we are afraid to admit our ignorance in front of others in order to preserve our reputation. Great problem-solvers not only admit their ignorance but also embrace it…

“When a system isn’t working right, someone has to understand how it’s meant to work, at the right depth, in order to fix it.…

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“When you move down your tree, keep in mind there may be multiple variables contributing to the failure.”

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“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. —HIPPOCRATES, ANCIENT GREEK FOUNDER OF THE SCIENCE OF…

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“We need to understand what variables most directly control our primary variable by understanding the science behind how the system works.”

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“most methods disguise the guessing stage in some fancy language, such as “determine possible root causes.” This is making a list of guesses, and at this point I hope you would read such an instruction and declare, “How the heck am I meant to do that?” Even coming up with a “hypothesis” is a guess, despite it being a scientific…

“Perhaps the most useful approach for defining the problem well is structuring it as a measurable variable.”

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Ignorance is not bliss — it is oblivion. Determined ignorance is the hastiest kind of oblivion.

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“If knowledge does not liberate the self from the self, then ignorance is better than such knowledge.”

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You are senile old fool, and because of your impudence, I cannot fathom how you still live!

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“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A…

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“Don’t turn your face away. Once you’ve seen, you can no longer act like you don’t know. Open your eyes to the truth. It’s all around you. Don’t deny what the eyes to your soul have revealed to you. Now that you know, you cannot feign ignorance. Now that you’re aware of the problem, you cannot pretend you don’t care.…

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Nothing is worse than active ignorance.

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The only victories which leave no regret are those which are gained over ignorance.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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