How’s the water?
Asks one fish to other two.
One of the other two replies “What the hell is water?”
Asks one fish to other two.
One of the other two replies “What the hell is water?”
David Foster Wallace, Kenyon Commencement Speech
The curse of knowledge. We assume what we know MUST BE known for others.
Because we do something so natural that feels like breathing to us, doesn’t mean everybody else does too.
Today’s email from Louis Grenier made my head click.
You do something so easily it feels like breathing. It’s just natural.
The thing is, you’re too close to it to really see it. You’re blind to your own superpower. To that thing that makes you stand out.
How to unlock that?
Talk, write, publish and share what you know (and what you don’t know). That way you’ll be able to take some distance and see the whole forest, not just random trees.
As Louis says,
Don’t take your opinions, beliefs, stories, examples, point-of-views, contrarian perspectives, or insights for granted.
Just fucking share them.
Just fucking share them.
In flow like water,