When peo­ple are incom­pe­tent in the strate­gies they adopt to achieve suc­cess and sat­is­fac­tion, they suf­fer a dual bur­den: Not only do they reach erro­neous con­clu­sions and make unfor­tu­nate choices, but their incom­pe­tence robs them of the abil­ity to real­ize it.

— from Errol Mor­ris’ series of arti­cles on the anosognosic’s dilemma

Shows you the prob­lem with blindly fol­low­ing experts: They’re experts on the past. No one is an expert on the future.

Often, peo­ple “in the know” try to fit you into a mold of what’s come before. If it’s for­eign, strange, or new from how they’re used to work­ing, they’ll tell you it’s wrong.

— Matt Lin­der­man on the impor­tance of keep­ing expert opin­ion in perspective.