RE: The Teacher Within
July 1, 2016 at 2:45 pm
(This post was last modified: July 1, 2016 at 2:52 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
As I said, it seems to be more an issue of comfort than certainty. As in, a person is uncomfortable with their level of "x", and so they find someone or something that they feel comfortable with to increase the level of "x"..until such a time as they no longer feel uncomfortable with their level of "x".
To make it more concrete. Let;s say I didn;t think that I knew enough about physics, perhaps I;d ask Alex questions. My asking him doesn't mean that I think he knows everything about physics, or that I'm certain his every answer will be spot on....or even that -we- in the aggregate have physics completely right.
At each step I've done a little internal calculus as to what I want, what my expctations are, and what I will be willing to accept as furthering me toward those expectations. At some point, conceptually, I'll determine whether or not those goals have been meet to my satisfaction. This seems to work, for the most part...but it's the same process that allows a con man to rob you blind. So, obviously, caveat emptor.
To make it more concrete. Let;s say I didn;t think that I knew enough about physics, perhaps I;d ask Alex questions. My asking him doesn't mean that I think he knows everything about physics, or that I'm certain his every answer will be spot on....or even that -we- in the aggregate have physics completely right.
At each step I've done a little internal calculus as to what I want, what my expctations are, and what I will be willing to accept as furthering me toward those expectations. At some point, conceptually, I'll determine whether or not those goals have been meet to my satisfaction. This seems to work, for the most part...but it's the same process that allows a con man to rob you blind. So, obviously, caveat emptor.
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