Knowledge is Useless

Knowledge is Useless
By Aaron Potts

There is a common misconception in our society that “knowledge is power”. This statement is utterly and completely false! In fact, quite the opposite is true. Knowledge is useless. Your college education, your experiences in life or your above-average IQ don’t mean a thing and they won’t allow you to earn a dime or to have a moment of happiness or prosperity in this world.

Unless you USE them, of course!

It seems like a no-brainer to hear something like that, but the purpose of this article is to remind you that all of the wisdom and intelligence in the world won’t do you any good whatsoever unless you put it all to good use on a regular basis.

Society teaches us that we have to get a good education and “do something” with our lives, so we blindly engage in educational and self development programs and activities, and then sit back and wait for our reward to come.

And we wait. Then we wait some more. Then, when we’re done waiting, we wait a little longer.

What happens? Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. Zilch.

The simple reason why nothing happens is because we have a very incorrect belief that by just “knowing” something that we will automatically receive the financial or personal rewards associated with knowing that thing.

Think about it. If someone were to ask you if successful doctors and lawyers are wealthy, your answer would probably be yes, because most of them are. Why are they rich? Because they spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on their education, and then they use that education to provide a service that people are willing to pay a premium price for.

Let’s try another one. If someone were to ask you if the average high school or college dropout was wealthy, what would your answer be? You would likely say something along the lines of, “Maybe, but only if they were lucky enough to get a really good job”.