Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need the experience to gain wisdom.
~ Albert Einstein
Who could have thought of a world where all the information a man will ever require is loaded in a tiny little metal?
I'm talking about the little metal you're holding right now while reading this post. You've been able to access this information with just a click. Easy pizzy...
Today, it’s very easy to gain access to top-level news, knowledge and information with just a click. However, all this information that has become cheap as chips compared to the past has somehow made most people value them less, especially the right ones.
For example, information on how to get in good shape, and eat healthier plus other educational tips is very easy to access today.
Almost everyone knows that working out makes you fit with stronger bones and muscles and that cutting down on junk to eat your veggies is healthier. But how many people are really in good shape and prefer to eat whole healthier foods instead of fast junk?
If we can pull the stats of people with the right information and people using this right information will see that people are more unhealthy and obese compared to when working out tutorials and cooking lessons isn't flying all over youtube and TikTok.
We forget that knowing something doesn’t mean you have any real knowledge about them. You only have something that someone else said based on their own experience.
Having first-hand experience with something is how we create our knowledge about that thing. How every user access and observe things always varies from another which is why it’s always best to gain personal experience on things ourselves.
We can be sure to make the right decision that's best for us based on the knowledge we have.
Understanding something is different from having more information about it.
You can be able to dictate from start to finish how to drive a car, but not until you're seated in the driver's seat and hit the gas that you can develop your knowledge, insight and understanding of what it takes to drive a car.
All the information we carry around on our tiny heads and little metal today is worthless if we never get to use them to better our life or expand our knowledge and understanding of the world.
Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment. Are you watching drivers drive or you're driving?