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This is what i've come to experience myself. Often a solid grasp of the core fundamentals of your domain is more valuable that having a half-baked knowledge of
by vimalg2 16y ago
This is what i've come to experience myself.
Often a solid grasp of the core fundamentals of your domain is more valuable that having a half-baked knowledge of various in-depth areas.
Like the old man said, (or didn't) , You can always google it from your exobrain.
I even recall Sherlock Holmes' character saying something to that effect; he says something about the human brain having finite usable storage capacity (with a low-enough access-time). I really liked reading that quote (confirmation bias. he he)
- loewenskind 16y agoYes, that was in the first Sherlock Holmes book if I'm not mistaken. Sherlock let it slip that he still thought the sun revolved around the earth. Watson was outraged at such an outdated belief but Sherlock pointed out how it had no bearing on what he did and therefor wasn't worth keeping up with. I too was partial to this because I've always worked under a similar assumption (limited space in your head for all the things you need so don't waste it with useless info like who won the super bowl 3 years ago).
- tome 16y agoHe also said he would try hard to forget that the earth went round the sun, so that he could reuse the memory space for other things.
- whimsy 16y agoIf he'd spent some space on neurology, he'd know that forgetting things doesn't create space for new memories.
- AndyKelley 16y agoThe easiest way to win The Game is to cheat.
- cynicalkane 16y agoIt's worth remembering that the first Sherlock Holmes book is of significantly lower quality than the rest of them, and doesn't fit the canon of the later stories.