curse of knowledge
Expertise blocks empathy
The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias where someone who knows something well struggles to imagine not knowing it.
Teachers fall prey to it when they skip steps that seem obvious to them but aren't to beginners.
Experts use jargon without realizing others don't understand.
The curse of knowledge made her presentation incomprehensible to non-specialists.
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- blind spotArea of blocked perception
- blindspotZone beyond perception
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
plain English · explaining · teaching · communication · talking past · gap · novice · understanding · over my head · simplify · obvious · clarity · perspective · empathy · fluency · intuition · unconscious · competence
- biasescognitive bias, confirmation bias, implicit bias, unconscious bias, selection bias
- cognitive biasesconfirmation bias, anchoring bias, negativity bias, framing effect, optimism bias
curse of knowledgebeginner's mind
Unencumbered openness to learning
talking down · patronizing · intellectual humility · condescension · oversimplification
curse of knowledgecondescension
Demeaning air of superiority
mansplaining · dumbing down · spoon-feeding · hand-holding · accessibility
curse of knowledgebeginner's mind
Unencumbered openness to learning
fresh eyes · intellectual humility · not knowing · ignorance · tabula rasa
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