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Quote Of The Day

You can close your eyes and cross a four-lane highway, but even if you get to the other side, you’re still an idiot [ill advised1].

Christian Deckart

This quote, even though it’s aimed at investors who confuse lucky with smart, applies just as well to the current trend of buying a boat and going cruising without bothering to learn the basics, and then boasting about it.

It also makes me thankful to you members for making AAC a place where that’s just not a thing.

But more importantly:


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David Zaharik

I like it!

Rob Tullman

I am questioning everything.

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know. It’s an entertaining read and I’ve particularly enjoyed his treatment of the Dunning-Kruger Effect — the cognitive bias that leads us to overestimate our abilities early on in the learning journey.