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There is a meta-problem here: we can't really know how big that red slice of the pie - the "don't know what you don't know" slice - really is. I think he captu
by flatline 17y ago
There is a meta-problem here: we can't really know how big that red slice of the pie - the "don't know what you don't know" slice - really is. I think he captured the essence of the learning process correctly though, the "know what you don't know" slice just keeps getting bigger as you get older, thus the oft-cited expression, "the older you get, the less you know".
- houseabsolute 17y agoYou can make some good back of the envelope attempts at answering it. For example, you can look at how often the big red slice forcibly intrudes on your life to your detriment, and compare that to how often it happens to other humans with similar risk-taking habits to you. The more often, the bigger your personal red slice is.
- fburnaby 17y agoBut what about the example with the egotist? The fact that so many people can be so blatantly oblivious to their "unknown unknowns" makes me think I must have some of them too. I can be cautious and look out for them, which should certainly help me reduce them, but these things are almost by definition the things that you don't notice.
- tyler197802198 17y agoThat would just tell you the size of your red slice compared to other people, and you would be discriminating in favor of things that are relevant to your life. I true perspective of how much you don't know you don't know would have to take into account the possible sum total of all knowledge; good luck with that.