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How “Getting it Right” Can Make You Stupid: The Gifts of Anomaly, Ambiguity, and Many Possibilities

5/30/2018

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​Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t. –Mark Twain
​It bucks the tide of years of education, reinforced by decades of expertise-building. Yet, my trying to “get it right” often erodes the end I have in mind: wise insight supporting empowered action. The more I focus on figuring stuff out—especially when I might have to defend it—the less wise and impactful I am.

How Could that Be?

​Did you read that subtitle as a challenging question, informed by a disbelieving position: “How could thatbe?” [No way!]
 
Or did it come to you from a place of wonder and curiosity: “How could that be?” [Wow! I can’t wait to find out!]
 
It’s not that learning has the aim of dumbing us down. There’s a kind of agenda-free discovery that builds wisdom. 
 
Still, I find that “knowing stuff” often narrows my perspective, perhaps an unintentional result of a system that wants us to learn…but in fact rewards us for being right and embracing what’s widely accepted. Figuring-it-out-based “intelligence” can alienate those who are not already onboard. It defeats my purpose of wanting to “connect and enroll”—a dynamic, instead, of “comply and cajole.” 

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