Know Less to Know More

There is a common expression of wisdom that goes something like- “The older I get, the less I know.” Or as my friend and teacher Jim Riggs used to say, “The more you know, the dumber you are.” I like to refer to the same basic conceptual territory by saying “Know less to know more” . I would be surprised if riddle-like sayings like this pointing to the same thing do not exist in most languages and…