What is Planck knowledge and driver knowledge?

Here is a joke to illustrate the origin of Planck's knowledge and driver's knowledge.

After Planck won the Nobel Prize, he went around Germany to give lectures. Each speech was similar, and they were all about the new quantum physics theory.

Over time, his driver memorized the entire lecture. Once the driver said: "Professor Planck, it's boring for us to be like this all the time. Why don't you come to Munich and let me teach you? You wear my driver's hat and sit in the front row. What do you think?" Planck said: "Okay." So the driver walked up to the podium and gave a long speech on quantum physics.

Later a physics professor stood up and asked a very difficult question. The speaker said: "Wow, I really didn't expect that I would encounter such a simple question in such an advanced city as Munich. I would like to ask my driver to answer it."

This joke is not a compliment. How alert the driver is, but to illustrate that the knowledge in this world is roughly divided into two types:

A kind of Planck knowledge refers to people who really understand, make efforts, and truly possess that kind of knowledge. ability.

Another type of driver knowledge refers to mastering the skill of parroting. They may have beautiful appearance and hair, and have a nice voice. They will leave a deep impression on others. They are good at disguising driver knowledge as having real knowledge.

This is the origin of Planck knowledge and driver knowledge. How to avoid becoming such a person in life? We should not stop at theory or talk on paper, but should truly put it into practice in life and study. Let these principles be internalized in your heart, actions, and gain new insights. This requires continuous thinking and continuous learning. Although there is a long distance between knowing and doing.

For example, we say that being angry is not good for your health, so don’t be angry. I understand this principle, but it is difficult to practice it. Sometimes I can’t help but get angry. At this time, I don’t really practice this principle, and I still don’t understand it.

When we lose our temper, we are testing our cognitive abilities. We know that we have three selves in our minds, the emotional self (white horse), the instinctive self (dark horse), and the rational self. Horse (coachman), the three constantly adjust each other, so that the coachman can make the most reasonable decision.

If I can’t control my temper, my emotional self is in charge, and it is not analyzed by my rational self. If I regret it later, it means that my rational self is at work, but often things happen and things are not correct. No regrets are made up for or resolved.

Therefore, our best way is to improve our knowledge and practice our knowledge.