Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Noblepower's avatar

I’m about to retire and REALLY become a beginner (in Spain), but I can tell you that after 17 years in my position at work, I am often called an expert and while I get why people call me that, I can tell you unequivocally that any time I even consider embracing that thought, I almost immediately encounter a situation that just proves that there’s an endless supply of knowledge that I don’t possess. 😆

And I also am constantly surprised when people with years less experience than I have do claim to be the end-all/be-all fonts of knowledge in this or any area. The longer I’m on this planet the only thing I seem to be certain about is that neither I nor anyone else really knows everything they think they do…

Expand full comment
Andrew Ditton's avatar

How do you see straight into my mind? Oh yeah… ;) I, too, hate the word ‘expert.’ Rightly or wrongly, it implies an arrogance I am really not comfortable with. Sometimes that’s how I’m billed in my little world, but I choose to use a different word: Experienced. Yes, I’m very experienced in my field and have a lot of experience to share, but ‘expert’ implies we have nothing to learn, which is hogwash. We ALL have something to learn, and humility opens us up to that.

Expand full comment
13 more comments...

No posts