When You Don't Know That You Don't Know

I've often found the largest impediment to being ignorant is, well, being ignorant of the fact I'm ignorant.

It's a difficult endeavor really, to know one doesn't know what one doesn't know.

Coming full circle on this, I've discovered that every time I grew cognizant of my lack of knowing something has always come about by suddenly knowing it.

But then it's no longer an issue of ignorance as I kind of know about it now.

What does this have to do with anything?

I'm glad you asked. This is one of those tricky topics that can be elusive, this discussing of our ignorance. Just the thought of carrying around so much ignorance is enough to make the hair on my own neck stand up in umbrage.

I also get that by vaguely pointing at this as we had to, with little substance to latch onto has created a meandering sort of structure as we slowly weave ourselves into talking about things we know naught about.

Ok, so best to move on or I'm going to be stuck here without getting to the point.

How To Judge The Quality Of A Thing We Know Nothing About.

Being alive is a tricky proposition, for sure. Always having to make snap judgments on the fly. Often with few to zero facts on the issue, as these things fly into our path and needing categorized quickly as an aid or impediment.

Blogging is one of these areas for many of us.

I know for myself, I was luckier than most coming here. I was involved successfully in self publishing, as well as had an inkling I would become a blogger for a couple of years before actually doing this.

So I read a lot of posts by successful bloggers, subscribed to many email lists etc. Read forums dedicated to blogging.

I thought I was really prepared when I finally slapped down my cash ready to come and conquer the world of blogging and take my rightful place atop Neil Patel.

But here's the thing about it, that will likely leave you just as horrified as myself.

I got here and it didn't take me much time to realize something.

As prepared as I was, as many facts as I had accumulated prior to coming here there was this thing in the way. Like some sort of mafia vendetta one can't avoid no matter how much you prepare and try to pay off the right folks.

I didn't know what I didn't know.

How was I to know there was so much I didn't know? As we covered before, had I known I didn't know, i would have known.

The first classes had seemed a little boring to me, as I already knew a lot of that. Elementary stuff designed for those who hadn't studied up before coming.

But then I started encountering things I didn't know.

A Lot Of Things.

And as each month has passed, gaining more knowledge and tools to add to my arsenal in my goal to replace the name Patel in the world of bloggers, it has dawned on me something that sends a chill down my spine.

There is a lot of stuff I don't know still.

STILL!!!

At this point you are likely asking, how do you know that you don't know if you don't know? A great question really as we previously recognized we don't know that we don't know.

But based on my many nights a week live classes, and continued study of many posts here it seems I do little more than encounter new things I don't know.

And some of these things I suddenly find myself knowing are raising questions which are new areas I know for sure that I don't know.

So If Folks Want To Know If Wealthy Affiliate Is Worth The Cost, It Depends Is The Answer.

The thing is, this is only a good deal for those who are ready to embrace the fact you don't know. And take my word for it, you don't.

What you knew often quickly stops being true as there are these cursed changes always taking place, but you don't know until after the changes take place.

Then, you're back to square one.

Now if you are a warrior, willing to wade into your areas of ignorance and learn what you don't know, this is the place for you. Just remember, there appears to be no end in sight to dispel the ignorance as each new knowing opens up access to new areas of ignorance.

It seems the only way to know what we don't know is to become the perpetual student, knowing that while we can be successful we will never reach that shore where all things are illuminated.

The game is rigged to always create new areas we don't know. The only answer to this maddening maze to always stay atop their game, resigning ourselves to leaving on our learning caps and running on the treadmill of ignorance.

Best of luck to all of you reading in your own understanding that you don't know.

It's really awesome making this journey with so many of you as we embrace this sick, twisted dynamic another day together. Perhaps one day Google and others will tire of always devising new things for us to do, or simply run out of new things.

Until then, it looks like WA is the solution as we are conditioned to understand we don't understand, and then we understand there are even more things we don't understand.

This post is intended for all of you who see the value of this training here and sometimes feel overwhelmed by it all.

Just remember when it feels there is just so many variations and directions this one thing.

That feeling of being overwhelmed, like our ignorance is this oppressive cloud keeping us separated from the promised land is PROOF of the quality found here.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Regards,

Jason