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73 - Knowledge is information that has been memorized and integrated into an existing model whether you are consciously aware of the model or not.

When thinking about knowledge it is important to understand how to work with it and what information is worth turning into knowledge.

18d - Procedural Knowledge is used to carry out tasks and is supported by both your specialized and general knowledge.

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75 - The Knowledge Cycle is the process by which you taking in new knowledge and let it interact with your existing knowledge base in order to create new knowledge. [option C] The dark circles represent the new knowledge you come across through reading a broad selection of books (or exposing yourself to a broad set of information). You then let it interacts with your prior knowledge (red arrow of expertise, 18c) to help you come up with new ideas and solve novel problems. See lateral thinkin…

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102 - General Knowledge is about getting a sense of the universe at large and the larger context that your specialized knowledge sits within. It is also the ideas from various disciplines that you learn about in hopes that it can help spark new ideas within your current area of expertise. Related: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Birds and Frogs by Freeman Dyson

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101 - Specialized Knowledge is the extensive body of knowledge you have about a subject matter. It would be pathway A in prior knowledge. Typically this is acquired over many years of study. The acquisition of specialized knowledge follows this path: Quick Overview: give you a very basic understanding of a subject matter, a good source for these would be the Oxford Very Short Introduction Series Basic Understanding: Introductory College Course that lays out the current structure of the fiel…

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104 - Procedural Knowledge is the information you’ve internalized on how to carry out tasks. Often time procedural knowledge will start out in the form a checklist before being turned into a habitual model that is invisible and automatic, see Internal Models. Over time you develop the ability to execute on the procedural knowledge effectively, turning it into a skill.

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163 - Ranking of Knowledge If you imagine a graph quadrant: Quadrant 1: High Utility & General Knowledge is knowledge that is widespread through society but is of high utility due to your ability to execute on it. Think about sports, where most people can play the game but only a handful can play at a high level. The two examples Cal Newport uses for these people in his 2012 book on skills are screenwriters and guitar players. Quadrant 2: High Utility & Specialized Knowledge is the best type …