Would you rather know everything or be amazing at any activity you tried?

[StaceyPowers]

On 7/8/2021 at 6:47 AM, Shagger said:

Well, I know from real world experience that knowing weld theory and actually welding are very different things

Completely agreed on this point. Plus, once one sinks tens of thousands of hours into something, one learns things about how to do it that even someone with thousands of hours might not know how to do.

I do suspect @m76 was trying to assert he is good at systemizing. I am as well, but I would say this makes me a "jack of all trades, expert at none"--except, perhaps, for systemizing itself.

[killamch89]

On 7/8/2021 at 8:07 AM, Shagger said:

On topic, I wouldn't rather be amazing at any activity because, like I implied above, knowing everything is pretty much unattainable. Even if if it were attainable, I don't think I would be able to cope with the pressure of being that smart. I'd image it being a very lonely. Like, nobody would be at your level and nobody would really be able to get close to you. Having ultimate talent would at least be more social.

Agreed - knowing everything would make life so boring. It just doesn't give you any more room to grow whereas you can always improve at any activity no matter how skilled you are.