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#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.
#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.
#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties
#Use [[Grey Thinking]], or think in probabilities, not certainties
 
#Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this actually be the case?”
[[Category: Mental Models]]
[[Category: Mental Models]]

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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:

  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.
  2. Use Grey Thinking, or think in probabilities, not certainties
  3. Ask “Is this actually the case?” and not “Could this actually be the case?”