About knowledge, learning and the duality of life

Can you guess what I cooking?

Probably not, so let me tell you, it is a soup, which I start by using white rice and black “Beluga” lentils (I got this black lentils obsession now, as I was reading about some billionaire trying and succeeding at keeping himself young, and one of the 8 food ingredients that he was using was black lentils, so I did a quick research about it and I started to use it myself, adding them in some of my meals, the guy spends $8M of life extension research, so I knew that he may have been into something).

But I digress, as I wanted to talk about the duality of knowledge and learning, mainly, and approaching learning, there are two strategies, the first being about learning everything you need to a decent level (or even a bit more, as being evenly round-up, you are more resistant to gaps in knowledge, but you will not shine through, you may, if your name is Leonardo, but otherwise, this will be a lifelong learning process). This is what I call knowledge as a shield, it is rounded up, is better than average, and will protect you all your life. The second one is a bit more controversial and selective, knowledge as a spear, where you possess a skill, an affinity, and you become one of the best people in the world at what you do. No, I do not talk about mastery, I am talking about a level above it, virtuosity…