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An ignorant person can usually seek additional knowledge to become less ignorant, but, as the saying goes, you can’t fix stupid. Jimmy is too stupid to realize that the door opens inward, not outward.
1. Recognise your blind spots. Thinkstock. (Credit: Thinkstock) Like Hanna-Barbera’s Yogi, do you secretly think “you’re smarter than the average bear”? Don’t we all. It’s something called...
Oct 19, 2023 · How to Handle Foolish People. Exploring the roots of stupidity and strategies to combat the ignorance of others. Most people, at one time or another, act foolishly. However, truly ignorant individuals exhibit a lack of introspection and stubbornly cling to their opinions, regardless of how irrational they may be.
Jan 31, 2024 · Don’t let ignorance about ignorance be a problem for you. Too often, we view ignorance as a slur, something synonymous with “stupid” or “irrational.”
Jan 7, 2020 · It's possible that for some people ignorance really is bliss in some cases, but in terms of getting ahead in life, I’d argue that ignorance is typically a problem. According to Dunning and...
Sep 10, 2019 · What can we do to confront ignorant people with better information and get them to accept it? The short answer is: not a lot. The problem with confrontation is that most people immediately...
Oct 29, 2015 · Acting in a way that isn’t considered stupid is a goal shared by most reasonable people, but many of them likely overlook one key attribute that might allow them to better achieve it: modesty.
