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August 23, 2021 blog

what one already knows

Throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.

– Epictetus, Discourses, 2.17.1

I tend to think of creative work — when human beings make things — as being a delicate conversation between doubt, problem solving and willingness to try things out. Part of this conversation means to develop the confidence to express uncertainty or be in a state of not-knowing. And we can’t express genuine uncertainty unless we attempt to release our hold on the things we presume to know.

Up next the show is over events like this (with attendees jetting in from all over the planet) are no longer viable if we want to ensure a liveable planet for future probably in a good place In Daniel Pink’s slightly flimsy book When: the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, there’s a section called When to Quit a Job: A Guide. Point 3

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