The unconscious incompetent is the person who does not know and does not know they do not know. When a person assumes they know what they do not know they fall into what is called an intelligence trap and this makes it difficult for them to learn anything new and that is the reason why you hear the advice from time to time to keep an open mind. If I got a dollar every time…
Unless the goal is to know what the other person does for a living, they are better questions to ask people you want to get to know. If you really want to know someone better and connect with them, the better question to ask would be “what do you enjoy doing?” rather than the question “what do you do(for a living)?”. After asking the question “what do you enjoy doing?” take a step back to…
Degrees without exposure simply means you are educated, not learned. Being learned is beyond institutionalised qualifications.Alexander Asomba (2013)