What You Do When You Don't Know?
Episode 2 of the A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative Coach podcast, hosted by Phil Svitek, titled "What You Do When You Don't Know?" was published on June 18, 2018 and runs 7 minutes.
June 18, 2018 ·7m · A Phil Svitek Podcast - A Series From Your 360 Creative Coach
Summary
As a culture, I find we’re OBSESSED with quiz shows. Why? It’s a simple answer: we love to test our knowledge. We put value on intelligence. It becomes a literal competition to see who is the smartest. You can look beyond quiz shows and look at any standardized tests as further evidence of that. As much as I appreciate smart people, I’ve come to realize that the true test is not what you know, it’s what you do when you don’t know. It’s how you overcome obstacles..that’s the real test of the mind. It’s easy to look at someone we think is smarter than us and feel inferior. The reality is none of us are born with any knowledge. It must be learned and attained throughout life. As writer David Foster Wallace said, “I have come gradually to understand that the liberal arts cliché about teaching you how to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think.” That’s right. We must learn how to think in order to learn because if we don’t, we’ll forever feel overwhelmed by any subject – simple or complex. This is what I, Phil Svitek, will teach you in today’s lesson - to learn what to do when you don’t know. I’ll give you strategies and tactics I’ve learned used firsthand. Comment below with any questions or comments you have. Full Transcript: https://philsvitek.com/what-you-do-when-you-dont-know/ Apple Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-phil-svitek-podcast/id1211417581?mt=2 AfterBuzz Contact Page: http://www.afterbuzztv.com/contact-faq/#toggle-id-18 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Q6qZNFcQ9MJLXMMpSCJcjPAq-5lepX SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/phil-svitek Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZGIwYWEwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ac7WjgaGaIAmc4nEZJFIY Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/a-phil-svitek-podcast Anchor: https://anchor.fm/phil-svitek Phil’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek Juliet’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/bonjourjuliet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek
Episode Description
As a culture, I find we’re OBSESSED with quiz shows. Why? It’s a simple answer: we love to test our knowledge. We put value on intelligence. It becomes a literal competition to see who is the smartest. You can look beyond quiz shows and look at any standardized tests as further evidence of that. As much as I appreciate smart people, I’ve come to realize that the true test is not what you know, it’s what you do when you don’t know. It’s how you overcome obstacles..that’s the real test of the mind. It’s easy to look at someone we think is smarter than us and feel inferior. The reality is none of us are born with any knowledge. It must be learned and attained throughout life. As writer David Foster Wallace said, “I have come gradually to understand that the liberal arts cliché about teaching you how to think is actually shorthand for a much deeper, more serious idea: learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think.” That’s right. We must learn how to think in order to learn because if we don’t, we’ll forever feel overwhelmed by any subject – simple or complex. This is what I, Phil Svitek, will teach you in today’s lesson - to learn what to do when you don’t know. I’ll give you strategies and tactics I’ve learned used firsthand. Comment below with any questions or comments you have.
Full Transcript: https://philsvitek.com/what-you-do-when-you-dont-know/
Apple Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-phil-svitek-podcast/id1211417581?mt=2
AfterBuzz Contact Page: http://www.afterbuzztv.com/contact-faq/#toggle-id-18
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Q6qZNFcQ9MJLXMMpSCJcjPAq-5lepX
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/phil-svitek
Facebook: http://facebook.com/philippsvitek
Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82ZGIwYWEwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Ac7WjgaGaIAmc4nEZJFIY
Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/a-phil-svitek-podcast
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/phil-svitek
Phil’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/philsvitek
Juliet’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/bonjourjuliet
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philsvitek
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