Ian Leslie... knowing what not to know was itself indispensable knowledge.
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The best way to learn something is by actually learning it. Unfortunately, our society is geared toward teaching people what they already know. People are told what they should know and then told what they shouldn’t know. What we should know is that we don’t know everything. And, that we can grow and expand our knowledge as we go along.
Source: Curious: The Desire To Know And Why Your Future Depends On It
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