Is your mind paralyzed by your brain?

The difference between learning and assimilating information

There are those who are undoubtedly smart individuals by various definitions of the word smart but at the same time are actually less evolved than others and are the lesser equipped to understand certain things.

Important things: such as the fact that there exists a radical difference between the progressive achievement of learning something and the lateral act of assimilating information. While a person may have a tremendous capacity for assimilating information they may have an incredibly limited ability to actually learn things which are truly new to them or even slightly beyond the scope of their comfort zone.

Where I believe a large part of their handicap lies is in their tendency to arrive at predetermined conclusions about subjects, as if to justify their actions. Or as they otherwise attach their identity to preconceived ideas which they are simply trying to prove or disprove to themselves and others. So as they harvest data, very quickly and efficiently and in great masses, they are not exposing themselves to the information for the purpose of learning new things or exploring new ideas and possibilities – but rather they are selectively gathering testimony like a lawyer at a deposition.

…Cherry picking the parts which can be slipped in a context which supports their case; to prove their point – their predetermined conclusion about the subject.

Therefore, while this guy endlessly rattles off loads and loads of information on a subject in great detail, articulating in a manner in which he is clearly impressing himself and perhaps impressing others, he is only reciting data without any demonstration of actual knowledge. And he really would be of much greater benefit to himself and to those in his proximity if he would from time to time simply shut the fuck up.

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