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=Evaluating Expertise=


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Learnings:
To discern a bullshitter (someone who appears to know a lot) from one who actually knows a lot, you can:
#Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.
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https://fs.blog/feynman-learning-technique/

Evaluating Expertise

https://fs.blog/evaluating-information/

Learnings:

To discern a bullshitter (someone who appears to know a lot) from one who actually knows a lot, you can:

  1. Ask a hard honest question, like a naive child's question, and see if a person gets stumped. And if they admit to being stuck, they can extricate themselves from being a bullshitter by how they handle the situation. If they display humility, then their integrity belongs to the class of wisdom.