Understanding, Context & Knowledge
“Understanding comes from context, and context comes from knowing stuff. Facts become most meaningful when, thanks to the miracle of memory, we weave them together in our minds into something much greater: personal knowledge and, if we’re lucky, wisdom.” Nicholas Carr
January 23rd, 2012 at 7:25 am ★ reply
Thanks for sharing this. There are times when I have to defend my desire to provide context. So often, people want to talk about “the thing” — right now — without having an understanding or an appreciation for how we got to this place.
January 23rd, 2012 at 3:46 pm ★ reply
Aye, quantitative knowledge can become meaningless if it lacks qualitative depth of insight.