Friday, October 17, 2025

I know more now than I did a few years ago

Why do I think I know more now than I did a few years ago?

  • Some of my assumptions have been validated or invalidated by experience of implementation
  • Some things I thought I knew have gained more nuance
  • I have gained insight on what needs to be learned - new domains, additional details
  • I better understand better how previously disparate concepts are related
  • Implementation forces decisions about design that a mental model is not confronted with
  • Experience from implementing provides nuance and validation
  • Sometimes I have to undo previously made decisions due to new insights
  • I better understand which paths are deadends and which are worth investment
Interestingly, even though I know that I need to learn more I cannot a priori know which nuance is relevant, which path is a deadend.

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