Knowing too much can be a curse

[Roseline492]

While having knowledge is important it can also be a problem just like you said, it becomes a problem because instead of taking action they tend to ask too many questions based on what they know.

I think you are mixing up the importance of knowledge because the problem you stated is not the cause of knowledge on someone, so actually the disadvantage you saw or believe is entirely not from knowledge but on the contrary is from the reactive mindset of most people towards everything that's holding them back from taking action after all the knowledge they have on the business, is actually unfortunate that most people do not understand this because they always think the fault is from the knowledge. I have had a lot of knowledge from different business but non have I witnessed any disadvantaged from those knowledge.

[Soldroplet]

Many times, trying to learn too much makes people more busy looking for mistakes than starting work. Especially in the case of Bitcoin or business, it is not possible to understand all the risks in advance, because there are many things to learn from real life experience. If someone waits for years for the right price or the best time before buying Bitcoin, then they will not be able to make a decision even when a good opportunity comes. Because they may think that today it has decreased so much and tomorrow it will decrease even more. Instead, starting with a small amount according to their ability gives a real idea of ​​the fluctuations in the market, their patience and decision-making ability.

Knowledge is certainly necessary, but if that knowledge reduces the courage to work, then it becomes a disadvantage rather than an advantage. For me, learning and continuing to work together is more effective. Because a small mistake made in practice often teaches a clearer lesson than studying for a long time. So continuing to work and correcting any mistakes well is a realistic way. It seems more realistic to start with enough ideas and risk control measures rather than waiting to be completely ready.

[BlackHatCoiner]

"Knowing too much" is not a curse. The curse is being scared of not knowing enough, and using that as an excuse to avoid execution. Your brain, through a process that lasts for thousands of years, has been evolving into protecting you from rejection and failure, and will use anything in its disposal to "protect" you, even if there's realistically nothing that would kill you or destroy your life in some action.

You need to be very conscious when your mind does this and react.

[Bluedrem]

Yes, it is true that confidence is good but excessive confidence sometimes brings danger. In the same way, when you start thinking that you are very wise and think that you are a know-it-all, you may not be as careful as before in doing any work. Maybe you may make many mistakes because of negligence, maybe because of more knowledge, your mistakes will be less, but it is not that there will be no mistakes at all. If you make a mistake in any of these, you may face big losses due to that one mistake. The same is true in the case of investment. When you think that you are the king in the investment sector, that is, you start thinking that you will not make mistakes in investment and start investing in that context, then you may face big losses due to small mistakes.
Brother, no matter how much you do not know about everything, always remember that there is a need to be careful in every field.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

When we intend to start up something be it business, crypto minvestment, trading and other things acquiring knowledge or doing research is the first step to take before starting up any of these but when you start focusing on the things you have learnt about all of these you start feeling reluctant to execute because there's a standard you set in your head and you will always think that you are not ready yet because you know too much.

if you keep on waiting for it to be perfect you might just spend years doing nothing, but when you execute even though it's not perfect you can gradually make improvements. The standard of what you are starting doesn't have to be as perfect as what you picture in your head, this is why too much knowledge on a particular thing keeps people limited, they see flaw and error in everything or assume it's not good enough.

You are right, peharps this is you advising me now, because there have always been something I want to go into but I've always felt it's not yet time, that there is a standard I need to meet and right now, I can't meet that standard yet, and like play, it's been tens of years now since I had this dream and it has kept being a dream because I am still waiting for the perfect time to execute it.

Indeed this is how alot of good dreams, talents die with their bearers, no wonder a wise man once said that the richest place on earth is the graveyard - where dead people are buried.
Taking that step definitely..

[Cheema02]

It is not possible to know everything before starting any business. It takes a lot of time to do this. That is why you should not stop investing. If an investor wants to invest in a new asset or start a new business, then he should invest with a small amount to learn more ideas. After that, experience will be gained over time, if you make a mistake, you can learn from it and manage it properly later. But if you invest with a large amount in the beginning, then if you make a loss, you may not have the financial condition to start another business again.  you should always think consciously when taking risks. You should take risks in accordance with your knowledge and experience and the fund should be fixed. Just as it is not good to waste time waiting for perfection, it also does not seem logical to invest with a large amount in the beginning. So decisions should be made with balance .

In business, the results are not predictable before starting. So we don't wait for a perfect moment, we should create it. Is it easy to manage a small business? Obviously right, because investing in a small business gives you a huge understanding of any business and if you agree with it, then you may expand it to a huge level. Here I have a question as to why should we not invest in a busseiness a huge amount?

In my opinion, it's a very foolish decision to start a business with a huge investment and a lack of knowledge about it. Because for any business you must have some amount that helps with losses, so if you don't keep it and invest all your assets in one place, then what could you do in difficult situations? So failure in business doesn't mean that you step back; in reality, it's a push-up for something bigger, so take these situations as an opportunity and build your empire.

[oll]

When we intend to start up something be it business, crypto minvestment, trading and other things acquiring knowledge or doing research is the first step to take before starting up any of these but when you start focusing on the things you have learnt about all of these you start feeling reluctant to execute because there's a standard you set in your head and you will always think that you are not ready yet because you know too much.

if you keep on waiting for it to be perfect you might just spend years doing nothing, but when you execute even though it's not perfect you can gradually make improvements. The standard of what you are starting doesn't have to be as perfect as what you picture in your head, this is why too much knowledge on a particular thing keeps people limited, they see flaw and error in everything or assume it's not good enough.

This phenomenon in the country where I live is called “perfectionist paralysis.” Because a foolish person, when they start a project - whether it’s a business or just some hobby - blindly takes one step after another. They act. Even if they don’t know they’re heading for failure. But smart people are able to foresee several steps ahead and make a percentage‑based assessment of how successful the project will be.
But that doesn’t mean they’re always right when they don’t start acting due to a negative forecast, because even a smart person can’t predict their own inner strengths.
Sometimes, if a smart person is given a lot of tasks, they realize that over time they will adapt and be able to complete them all flawlessly.

[Stepstowealth]

this is why too much knowledge on a particular thing keeps people limited, they see flaw and error in everything or assume it's not good enough.

You have made sense to me, because many details makes making decisions harder as it can become overwhelming to the decision maker. The abundance of details puts the decision maker in a position where he sees himself as unprepared enough for the challenges and obstacles that they would face forgetting all obstacles and challenges will not come at a time and they will come one by one for the decision maker to handle especially in something like business. You don't need all the details, just have enough details to start, and then continue learning along the way.

[Marykeller]

When we intend to start up something be it business, crypto minvestment, trading and other things acquiring knowledge or doing research is the first step to take before starting up any of these but when you start focusing on the things you have learnt about all of these you start feeling reluctant to execute because there's a standard you set in your head and you will always think that you are not ready yet because you know too much.

if you keep on waiting for it to be perfect you might just spend years doing nothing, but when you execute even though it's not perfect you can gradually make improvements. The standard of what you are starting doesn't have to be as perfect as what you picture in your head, this is why too much knowledge on a particular thing keeps people limited, they see flaw and error in everything or assume it's not good enough.

Will it then be nice for someone to start something with little knowledge, for them to make mistakes and losses along the way before they can master it? I feel that before you start trading or crypto, you have to master the act of it, which is not a bad idea for anyone to think of such a move because that calls for it, due to the losses that are involved. You don't jump into it just because you find other people doing it. You have to take your time to make sure you start it right

[Mr_Brilliant$]

Unconsciously they are procrastinating. Preparing for something and once if has gotten to that time, you feel you still need more to learn. Thattvery dangerous because you can be there for years without taking any leap of faith to see were you eventually land. If you land wrongly, you try again. That's the whole essence of applying what you already know instead of waiting for something that might never come which is perfectionism.

[Unknown Op]

When we intend to start up something be it business, crypto minvestment, trading and other things acquiring knowledge or doing research is the first step to take before starting up any of these but when you start focusing on the things you have learnt about all of these you start feeling reluctant to execute because there's a standard you set in your head and you will always think that you are not ready yet because you know too much.

if you keep on waiting for it to be perfect you might just spend years doing nothing, but when you execute even though it's not perfect you can gradually make improvements. The standard of what you are starting doesn't have to be as perfect as what you picture in your head, this is why too much knowledge on a particular thing keeps people limited, they see flaw and error in everything or assume it's not good enough.

Not knowing too much is not a problem but overthinking what you know is the real problem. Knowledge becomes useful when it helps to make good decisions but it can also become a problem when every piece of knowledge gives another reason to delay. In fields like trading, business and crypto, people who have years and years of experience can also make mistake. There will be appoint when you think that you know everything or you feel you are 100% ready but you can still make mistakes because he will situation is different from what we learn in theory practical life is very different. Instead of waiting for perfect time and perfect opportunity, it is good to start small. With passage of time, you can learn from mistakes, change your strategies and also improve yourself. Doing good research can reduce risk but that can never be excuse for never taking action

[PERtua]

I believe it's not so much a matter of having too much knowledge. But rather a matter of relying on research. Rather than taking action. As you learn more, you will be able to spot risks and potential challenges more easily and starting may seem more difficult. While not fully knowing what you're doing can be just as dangerous, particularly regarding money. What I find useful. Is to know what aspects have to be understood before it can be done. And what can only be learned through experience. There is need to minimize avoidable errors through research. And action in the real world should offer the lessons that research cannot. It is not the objective that the student knows everything before they begin. But rather that the student knows enough at the beginning to get started and continue to learn after.

[jcojci]

After learning for some time, we need to take the first step but most people delay this and feels they need to wait and still learning. Their plan will only be a plan without they know when they want to take the first step. This happened to many people and not many of them realize the mistake.

If they can make the first step while learning, they will get more knowledge, what needs to modify, remove, and add to completed their journey. Knowing too much is good but you need to know when to move so you don't delay it which could be bad for you.

[WatChe]

"Knowing too much" is not a curse. The curse is being scared of not knowing enough, and using that as an excuse to avoid execution. Your brain, through a process that lasts for thousands of years, has been evolving into protecting you from rejection and failure, and will use anything in its disposal to "protect" you, even if there's realistically nothing that would kill you or destroy your life in some action.

You need to be very conscious when your mind does this and react.

Too much knowledge can never be a curse as it prepares you for the business and risks associated with it. It prepares you to make sensible decisions in investments and also how to deal with looses. Bear in mind that in business and investment there are more risks and uncertainty, without proper knowledge its difficult to mentally prepared for all that in advance. If you what to excel in any field of life then you have to take a practical steps regardless of all the hindrances in that path. If you keep on thinking, you will just waste your time and won't be able to excel.

[Obim34]

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Knowing too much is an advantage, I can rephrase the whole of what you’ve said and what I see in your description is a person with low self esteem, someone who doesn’t like to go through rough periods, what makes a man great is the battles he fought and never gave up, every business has one and more rough edges, nothing great comes always at a platter.

One thing to know, the journey will never be smooth as we think it to be, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step” how can you achieve all you wanted, without motion.

[qurbanshah02]

Too much knowledge can never be a curse as it prepares you for the business and risks associated with it. It prepares you to make sensible decisions in investments and also how to deal with looses. Bear in mind that in business and investment there are more risks and uncertainty, without proper knowledge its difficult to mentally prepared for all that in advance. If you what to excel in any field of life then you have to take a practical steps regardless of all the hindrances in that path. If you keep on thinking, you will just waste your time and won't be able to excel.

It is not that knowledge has always made everyone successful or that every knowledge has been magnified with distinction. There are many such things in our society that every knowledgeable person is involved in. A knowledgeable person on social media beats an unknowledgeable person and behind him a knowledgeable person with a policeman does nothing. I believe that it may be the fault of the person who does not have knowledge but what are two knowledgeable people doing here? One is beating unjustly and the other is doing nothing unjustly. Educated people are very stupid in today's era because they think that knowledge is a great thing but if there is no distinction, feeling and behavior in it, then there is no benefit of such knowledge. I always look at knowledge less and morality first because everyone can gain knowledge but very few people know love, respect, morality, therefore knowledge is not a curse for everyone but for those who do cursed things after gaining knowledge, knowledge is actually a big curse.

[Fiasem20]

Knowing too much can be an advantage also but there are disadvantages to knowing more than it should be.One thing about knowing too much is overconfidence and not accepting other people’s points of view,it’s only your opinion that tends to be correct in every argument.Then when it comes to the crypto ecosystem,knowing too much before starting your accumulation journey would only amount to nothing but procrastinating instead of taking action because you will think everything isn’t yet perfect enough to start your crypto journey.That’s why it’s advised to only acquire the basic knowledge before starting but if you want to acquire the whole knowledge you might end up not owning your desired asset in your portfolio.

[crwth]

Well, soon such a problem won’t exist at all. The other day, Jensen Huang predicted the advent of the era of low IQ. People will have no need for knowledge at all, since AI will provide answers to any question. Then everyone will immediately start doing business without any training or knowledge. Since all businesses will be managed by AI, everyone’s business will be successful! And then everyone will become rich.

i don't think a world where there's no need for any knowledge to be known as a sad world just because you would completely rely on something that is created by humans but ending up as a slave to it.

I think augmentation or somewhat teamwork from ai and human is the best positioning when it comes to the future. If you use that for knowledge then i think that would be a great thing to do.

[Asiska02]

If you have learn so well, you should know that perfection is just a word that exists in written but not in reality. There's nothing like perfection in any aspects you can think of. Not in business or whatever. You can only do your best and keep on improving as you advance in the area you venture into. Your knowledge is useless if you can not execute it waiting for perfection when there's no perfection without practice.

I might agree with you if you say risk tolerance keep people waiting despite knowing too much.

Knowledge is meant to make people know more and expand their coast of understanding. So many people do try to find 100% perfection when in reality there is nothing like such. One will continue to learn and grow, during this process, the mistakes are seen and then further avoided in order not to repeat same mistake over again.

Practice they say makes perfect and one should continue to be open to learning and correction should never derail you from being proud but rather adjust yourself into where befits more in your field of learning. Risk tolerance will help and with time, one can get to distinguish more properly what’s best for them with the bank of knowledge they’ve gathered already.

[GbitG]

When we intend to start up something be it business, crypto minvestment, trading and other things acquiring knowledge or doing research is the first step to take before starting up any of these but when you start focusing on the things you have learnt about all of these you start feeling reluctant to execute because there's a standard you set in your head and you will always think that you are not ready yet because you know too much.

if you keep on waiting for it to be perfect you might just spend years doing nothing, but when you execute even though it's not perfect you can gradually make improvements. The standard of what you are starting doesn't have to be as perfect as what you picture in your head, this is why too much knowledge on a particular thing keeps people limited, they see flaw and error in everything or assume it's not good enough.

I will partially disagree with your statement...... 

First of all perfection doesn't exist. Like in entire history we saw old idea is replace with new knowledge. So that's why people  labeled that "Knowledge never come to end" and ultimately we all on race to get more knowledge... 

Less knowledge will always compelled you to act as blind. Let us supposed if you are trader and you didn't have any knowledge about market and you dive in then definitely your end will be brutal. So always try to explore for knowing not for illusion spells. I know this argument was rise by weak minded people because they got confused when they explore more knowledge. But for me getting more knowledge is okay like through this I also understand what negativity will pop up form this Knowledge implemention wether it's trading sect or in business sect.