"There is one other reason I think it is good to explore what tacit knowledge is: tacit knowledge *does* exist, and understanding that it does exist is one of the most useful things you can have happen to you. Once you understand that tacit knowledge exists, you will begin to see that big parts of *any* skill tree is tacit in nature..."
https://commoncog.com/tacit-knowledge-is-a-real-thing/
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Everything that can be expressed with symbols is not everything.
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This silent admission is everywhere (Bezos' "Technical Assistant" role for Jassy; partnering a junior with a senior dev during onboarding; the principal eng who comments on an design that it "doesn't feel right"; code "design hacks" vs " implementation shortcuts").
It's not possible to describe and transmit "how to swim" to someone else. We can look for ways to make it "safe and comfortable for them to learn how to swim in their own way".