discusses the difference between
“knowing something” and “knowing how to find something”
:
“We’re all just very efficient at scavenging on the
Web. Some are simply more efficient (or can think of better
keywords) than others.”
amusingly, in a previous life when i was
debating between becoming a doctor in the m.d. sense and a doctor
in the ph.d sense, a professor once told me to think about whether
i was the type of person who wanted to “know” everything or whether
i was the type of person who wanted to “know how to find”
everything. the former is suited for a life as an m.d. and the
latter get shunted into the ph.d pipleline. the comments always
resonated with me because i’ve always known that i don’t
know
anything, but i do know how to quickly find most things.
which is why i secretly desire to be a librarian.
jenny
has my dream job.