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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing – Socrates

Look back at your life. What out-of-the ordinary events have caused you unnecessary suffering, loss or pain?

In those moments what got you into trouble? Was it what you knew or didn’t know that caused the suffering?

I think its what you didn’t know, because if you knew, you could have avoided the unwelcome situation.

To make what I’m saying clearer I’ll give you a personal example.

Over a year ago I tore some cartilage in my wrist while doing weighted chin ups at the gym.

I’ve only recently had surgery for this and I’m now recovering.

I never thought I could tear cartilage in my wrist by doing weighted chin ups.

Because I’d performed this exercise many times, and I’d seen many people doing this exercise devoid of any problems.

Only after the problem ensued have I found that gymnasts often experience the same issue of torn cartilage in their wrists which is appropriately called a torn triangular fibrocartilage complex or tfcc for short.

Now that I’m aware of this injury, I’m going to rejoice in the knowledge that I will do everything I can to avoid this happening again.

From this experience I’ve also started to learn about common and not so common weightlifting injuries that I previously wasn’t aware of so that I can completely avoid them in the future.

If I knew what I knew now before I sustained the injury, it would have never occurred and I would have avoided a years worth of pain that the injury caused.

Look At Your Finances

Unfortunately there are a lot of people struggling financially. What they know (which is limited) is destroying any dream of financial independence.

If more people focused on what they didn’t know about financial management and wealth accumulation they’d force themselves to learn timeless principles, which will help them improve there financial situation and positively affect their lives.

Look At Your Fitness

What are the habits keeping you from getting in shape?

Drinking, smoking, fad diets etc.

Chances are if you’re not in shape but want to get in shape. What you know is hurting you, and you need to learn how to get in shape either by knowledge ( reading books or blog posts) or by hiring a personal trainer.

How To Make The Unknown Known

I challenge you to read the top 5 best selling books about whatever subject you don’t know about and I guarantee you’ll arm yourself with the knowledge to get where you need to go no matter the sphere.

5 books is the starting point. The accumulation of knowledge should never end.

The more you know, the more you realise you don’t know.

The Takeaway

The books we don’t read are far more important than the books we read. We need to wage war on our naivety and realise that what we know can only take us so far. Its what we don’t know that plagues us.