1830 || curse of knowledge

Make Your Damn Bed · Aug 20, 2026 · 11m

Hindsight is 20/20, but understanding the person you used to be (without the knowledge you have now) is so damn hard. Give yourself some grace in the learning process. You're not stupid, you're learning.

SOURCES:

https://youtu.be/2y5NfYwoTeo?si=vyyHCtptsSH7zpcj

https://verybigbrain.com/psychology-thinking/the-curse-of-knowledge-why-experts-struggle-to-explain-simple-things/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_knowledge

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