Quotes About Expertise

Honestly I'm glad. Cases where stupid people do stupid things are really more my forte. Like this guy." He picked up a folder from the mess on his desk. "He updated his Facebook account from inside a house he was robbing. Classic Cliff McCormack material. I'll leave the murderers to someone who knows what he's doing.

Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.

Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.

Are students so intimidated by expertise that they've lost confidence in their own powers of observation?

You spread yourself out too thin, my son. A man who can do everything can do nothing. We specialize in our country. I hire men who can do only one thing, and do that thing better than anybody else.

The difference between education and know-how is that one you pay for, the other you charge for.

We can make mayors and officers every year, but not scholars.

As an engineer, you have a depth of knowledge about your systems and projects that no managers can possibly have. With that knowledge comes the responsibility to act.

The only way to go fast, is to go well.

If you're good at the debugger it means you spent a lot of time debugging. I don't want you to be good at the debugger.

One difference between a smart programmer and a professional programmer is that the professional understands that clarity is king. Professionals use their powers for good and write code that others can understand.

Anyone will be glad to admit that he knows nothing about beagling, or the Chinese stock market, or ballistics, but there is not a man or woman alive who does not claim to know how to cure hiccoughs.

First, it is essential that you begin with one skill that you can master, and that serves as a foundation for acquiring others. You must avoid at all cost the idea that you can manage learning several skills at a time.

Immerse yourself in the world or the industry that you wish to master.

You will know when your apprenticeship is over by the feeling that you have nothing left to learn in this environment.

The Dimensional Mind has two essential requirements: one, a high level of knowledge about a field or subject; and two, the openness and flexibility to use this knowledge in new and original ways.

Al maestro cuchillada.

If you work hard, you will make your way to the inner circle of knowledge. That is the end goal of mastery: an inside-out understanding.

Be careful in assembling this team that you are not seduced by expertise and intelligence. Character, the ability to work under you and with the rest of the team, and the capacity to accept responsibility and think independently are equally key.

Daily Law: When in doubt, focus on the things you know you do well. Expand outward from the center. Mastery, I: Discover Your Calling—The Life's Task

I had much rather be confined to one element, and be admired in that, than be a goose in all!

Let us call this sensation mastery—the feeling that we have a greater command of reality, other people, and ourselves. Although it might be something we experience for only a short while, for others—Masters of their field—it becomes their way of life, their way of seeing the world.

In the absence of genius there is always craftsmanship.

simply providing teachers with feedback that they either used a strategy or did not use a strategy does little to enhance teacher expertise.