Sphir

the sphir concept has two connected ideas at its core. first, information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom. second, we are wiser together than any one of us is alone. information is everywhere and to us, is akin to empty calories. we live in a world of information overload, where we’re deluged by more than we can process or use to make sensible decisions, and we all struggle with the “paradox of choice” — the more options we have, the less happy we usually are. knowledge; the facts and data gained through education or experience, is also available all over the internet and holds some mental nutritional value. yet, in the competitive online marketplace, that which is truly beneficial is often indistinguishable from well-marketed misinformation disguised as knowledge. wisdom by contrast, is the voice of experience, the successfully internalized and conveyed knowledge of a person, group, society, or culture. miles kington clarified this concept when he said, “knowledge is k