tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post6015131492137921999..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "A Vote For 'The Inquisitive Amateur"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-12155505301037792272015-11-07T20:51:52.896-08:002015-11-07T20:51:52.896-08:00Simple solution to the Pete Rose problem. He has a...Simple solution to the Pete Rose problem. He has a lifetime ban from baseball. Just put him in the hall of fame after he dies. He doesn't get any benefit from it but his accomplishments as a player are still recognized.VictoryGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18040347677687963267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-18082432113807881942015-11-05T15:29:57.491-08:002015-11-05T15:29:57.491-08:00As usual, I'm a day late, etc. Came across an...As usual, I'm a day late, etc. Came across an interesting article in the WA Post yesterday or maybe Tues., regarding what they call Smart Drugs, which may improve the intelligence of an individual. The subject is on the periphery of your earlier post about improving ones IQ. <br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/11/03/smart-drugs-are-here-should-college-students-be-allowed-to-use-them/<br /><br />And should anyone ever inquire, I'll proclaim you the first to broach the subject of an Inquisitive Amateur within the narrow world of my 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HDX.<br /><br /> Bob B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-37015629173404174072015-11-05T10:29:02.960-08:002015-11-05T10:29:02.960-08:00I guess I could say something that everyone knows:...I guess I could say something that everyone knows: The experts start out as inquisitive amateurs themselves. But then they find they love the subject and want to learn more. They devote themselves to it full time and become experts and, mostly, it works out pretty well. But sometimes (maybe too many times), the experts become entrenched in their subject. They get to know it so well that they feel they have all the answers within that narrow subject. <i>For the good of everyone,</i> they use their deep knowledge to fix things, answer questions and fulfill the needs of the non-experts. Any radical changes would mess up their ordered world and they either miss new things or fight off new things. Changes would mean they don't know something.<br /><br />It happens that way in teaching, in technology, in parenting, in art, in science and in sports. It even happens in religion ("Lets just keep adding rules for people to follow so they think they are progressing toward perfection instead of realizing their imperfections and accepting grace."). But every once in a while, an inquisitive amateur comes along and sees a flaw. They can either say something about it (hopefully starting a beneficial change) or become an expert themselves where they would have the influence to change things.<br /><br />This happened, in a very small way, recently in our company. We produced Product A and Product B for years. But over the years, changes were made to both and there was really no need for Product A anymore. Then an inquisitive amateur came along and pointed that out. "But we've always done it that way," I said. "There must be a need for both products." Well, there wasn't. And after a day or two of thinking, I see it will be easy to change and make things simpler for our customers. But if it had been left to the expert (me), it may have never happened. By the way, no one will lose their job because of Product A going away. We'll just be doing a better job on Product B.<br /><br />Sorry. Too long. I should spend some time getting back to writing in my own blog instead of cluttering up yours.<br />JEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538398157297345338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-16919824806941788672015-11-05T04:54:49.603-08:002015-11-05T04:54:49.603-08:00First? Really? Wasn't the first inquisitive am...First? Really? Wasn't the first inquisitive amateur Sherlock Holmes?<br /><br />wg<br />Wendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com