Would you be aware of it if that was the case? I don’t mean this to be hostile or anything but the senario in which one does not notice himself and it goes unnoticed or silently accepted externally does not seem too far fetched to me.
Probably, yes. If we don’t have a clear understanding of the fundamentals, it can make life difficult. Having that understanding, often helps us to verify new information. My personal experience has been “layers,” with the new layer building upon, and often subsuming, the substrate.
But it does mean that there’s limits. A lot of folks start at points higher than mine, and can go much further than me.
That’s fine; as long as I understand and accept my limitations, as well as my strengths.
It’s a long story, but I spent the majority of my career at some pretty demanding and high-functioning places. I had to learn to be self-critical, without being self-abusive.
Also, I have terrible memory. I suspect it comes from … experimentation … in my youth. Doesn’t make me stupid, but has given me a talent for leveraging reference materials.
