DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agoWhat were you wrong about for a long time? How did you realize you were wrong?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down13
arrow-up1197arrow-down1message-squareWhat were you wrong about for a long time? How did you realize you were wrong?DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square167fedilink
minus-squareBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoI thought I was smart. I’m not. I’m clever and good at figuring things out, but there is a difference.
minus-squareDandomRude@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI know that I know nothing, said Socrates thousands of years ago. So I’d say it’s beyond clever to teach yourself things and learn from your experiences. That is very smart in my book.
minus-squareT00l_shed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI call myself smart enough to know I’m not.
I thought I was smart. I’m not. I’m clever and good at figuring things out, but there is a difference.
I know that I know nothing, said Socrates thousands of years ago. So I’d say it’s beyond clever to teach yourself things and learn from your experiences. That is very smart in my book.
I call myself smart enough to know I’m not.