The Curse Of Experts

// October 8th, 2009 // life, Technology

The curse of experts is overconfidence. They think they know more than they really do. – Malcolm Gladwell

This morning Michael Hyatt quoted this guy.  I don’t have any idea who -just realized who Malcolm Gladwell is, he wrote this most excellent book– The Tipping Point. No matter, he nailed this point.  There are so many “experts” online today and it blows me away when you actually talk to some and they don’t have a clue.  It’s easy to copy and paste and it’s even easier to retweet the positive things people say (as well as retweet the positive things people say about you).

Know your limitations… they don’t make you weak.  They make you stronger.  Build your network so that you have access to knowledge and more knowledge but don’t assume you know everything your “friends” know.

I don’t suppose this quote would do well in a poster format… I mean, who would be happy receiving this for their wall!

(don’t wait for the movie.)