expertise
3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 4, 2020 by Maria Konnikova · across every show →
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Aug 4, 2020 neutral
Intuition should only be trusted in areas of deep accumulated expertise
“Because what correct intuition is, is all of this experience that we've accumulated in something that we don't necessarily have conscious access to the process of acquiring. And so your intuition should only be trusted if you're an expert in this area, if ther…”
Aug 9, 2022
Klein: Someone who cannot name past mistakes is not an expert
“If the person says, I can't think of any mistakes. To me, that means this person may be competent, but it certainly is not an expert. Experts are well aware of their mistakes and their mistakes eat at them until they can sort of imagine what I should have done…”
Aug 9, 2022
Klein: Historical performance and tenure do not reliably prove expertise
“I may be an investor and I have a track record of calling the market right in the last five times. And people say, wow, he really knows what he's talking about. But there are lots of people who are trying to predict which way the market is going to go. And som…”