tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226300057861072748.post4804027312773486295..comments2024-02-14T03:34:22.015-05:00Comments on Somethink Fun: Thoughts Over CoffeeMattias Macklerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063966461236998487noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226300057861072748.post-11611588325629389052010-06-24T13:50:12.930-04:002010-06-24T13:50:12.930-04:00Wow. I'm at work right now, so this reply won&...Wow. I'm at work right now, so this reply won't be very well thought-out. Hopefully I'll have time soon to come back to it.<br /><br />I love what you've said about knowledge versus wisdom. You've clarified questions I've been struggling with (and some questions I had deep within me but didn't even notice).<br /><br />A lot of this has begun to crystallize for me in the last few weeks. I've just moved into a large house with 8 roommates, all whom I've never met before. I'm learning a lot about my peers just by chatting with this slice of college students and seeing where they're at. A couple are partway through their Masters in EE at Stanford. Most are students at UW. My own situation is... convoluted.<br /><br />It's very interesting to see the difference between knowledge and wisdom. I agree that there definitely is one. However, what I've seen in the last few weeks is mostly the difference between education and experience. Some people have followed the beaten path and seem knowledgeable, but not very inspired or confident or deep or questing. <br /><br />I've met one other who I feel is like me; we've both taken routes alternate to high school > undergrad > etc. He took a breathe after high school and I'm taking a breathe now, mid undergrad. Compared to the rest of the house, both of us seem much more... relaxed. Confident in our unconfidence. Certain in our uncertainty. We've embraced the notion that we know very little.<br /><br />Your words have really helped my reflections. How did you find these words within yourself? What path have you walked in life that led you here?Alexhttp://beta.alexburner.comnoreply@blogger.com