Why You Need Deeper Knowledge – & How to Get It

Mlodinow notes that our social networks provide us with knowledge bases we couldn't build on our own, adding that "many of our activities in everyday life are possible only as a result of group efforts, of human cooperation on a large scale." According to journalist Walter Lippmann, "The real environment is altogether too big, too complex, and too fleeting for direct acquaintance." With the barrage of data and stressors that make noise around us and stimulate our minds each day, it's no wonder that an individual has such limited capacity to recall and comprehend information.