Ignorance is Bliss
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Ignorance is Bliss By Paul Brink, December 2010
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This presentation explains the difference between data, information, knowlegde and wisdom. But there is a difference between all this and happiness.
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Ignorance is BlissBy Paul Brink, December 2010
Good to know…
• Data is not Information• Information is not Knowledge• Knowledge is not Wisdom
Datais not
Information
Data is for examplea) Paul
6, 22, 66b) Elise
8, 24, 67c) Suzanne
2, 27, 5
→ Just some text and numbers
Information is for examplea) Name: Paul
Date of Birth: June 22, 1966b) Name: Elise
Date of Birth: August 24, 1967c) Name: Suzanne
Date of Birth: February 27, 2005
→ Text and numbers with meaning
Informationis not
Knowledge
Knowledge is for example knowing that every year your birthday is a special daya) So for Paul June 22nd is a special dayb) So for Elise August 24th is a special dayc) So for Suzanne February 27th is special day
→ Combining information gives knowledge
Knowledgeis not
Wisdom
Wisdom is understanding that not only your birthday is a special day, but
every day is a special day
Wisdomis not
Happiness
You don’t need all this data, information, knowledge and
wisdom to make you
happy
So why all this hunger for data, information, knowledge and wisdom
if it doesn’t make you happy?
You don’t need Twitter, RSS-feeds, Facebook, Blogs, newspapers, e-mails
and SlideShare to make you happy
For you own sake…
• Forget Data• Forget Information• Forget Knowledge• Forget Wisdom
Be Happy!
Ignorance is Bliss
DisclaimerThis is my personal private opinion, not the opinion of the website managers, director or editors or the organization I work for.
My goal is to challenge my personal opinion to the opinion of others. “The many are smarter than the few.” So feel free to respond.
Paul Brink
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