> how our brain sometimes tricks us into thinking we know something even though we don’t
The way I try to avoid this is to remind myself that knowing the name of something is not knowing about something, only about the existence of that something.
There are lots of things I know the names of, but relatively few things I actually know about.
The classic example is asking people to describe the process that causes the phases of the moon. Most (myself included the first time) describe an eclipse, which is wrong.
The way I try to avoid this is to remind myself that knowing the name of something is not knowing about something, only about the existence of that something.
There are lots of things I know the names of, but relatively few things I actually know about.
The classic example is asking people to describe the process that causes the phases of the moon. Most (myself included the first time) describe an eclipse, which is wrong.