tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post5026522537160655202..comments2024-03-28T04:04:55.806-07:00Comments on Faculty of Language: Fear, trembling and productive stupidityNorberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15701059232144474269noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-1447638230889511122014-06-10T18:08:17.246-07:002014-06-10T18:08:17.246-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.dsdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226597215471377202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-44876652655592844602014-01-07T02:58:50.873-08:002014-01-07T02:58:50.873-08:00I see it this way: feeling stupid is the feeling o...I see it this way: feeling stupid is the feeling of not knowing what one ought to know ("something is wrong with me"), while feeling ignorant is the feeling of not knowing what one needs to know ("I have much to learn"). Sometimes, the two might be difficult to disentangle.Pedro Tiago Martinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04293569490494350310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-73527225136445816502014-01-05T16:58:09.538-08:002014-01-05T16:58:09.538-08:00Feeling stupid isn't the same as feeling ignor...Feeling stupid isn't the same as feeling ignorant. The latter can be a spur to inquiry whereas the former is usually just depressing.Andy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968137307258749074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-91152879132416549832014-01-05T16:56:51.080-08:002014-01-05T16:56:51.080-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Andy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968137307258749074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5275657281509261156.post-32711832682951437622014-01-05T16:44:37.534-08:002014-01-05T16:44:37.534-08:00Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of Chomsky's co...Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of Chomsky's constant rejoinder that you have to allow yourself to feel puzzled in order to make significant progress in science. Seems like the most useful thing in science is not finding answers to questions, but figuring out the right questions and getting everyone else to understand why you are so puzzled.<br /><br />P.S. - as a semi-laboratory scientist, I definitely scramble for ways to feel productive. In fact, I think that being TOO productive might actually hinder good ideas from arriving, although this may be me self-justifying my own laziness...William Matchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694924777230753361noreply@blogger.com