Scott Adams Quotes

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

We're not that much smarter than we used to be, even though we have much more information - and that means the real skill now is learning how to pick out the useful information from all this noise.

In my experience, what is often missing between intent and action is the knowledge and the means to actually change the way we do business or make consumer decisions.

Mathematicians are like managers - they want improvement without change.

Questions and answers is a big space, and there are lots of possible systems that you can create for different goals.

Knowledge is invariably a matter of degree: you cannot put your finger upon even the simplest datum and say this we know.

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.

If you look at any kind of modern organization and you think, 'What are the foremost tools of power?' You will find that it is information.

Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Too often in business, only financial data is gathered - and then it is distributed only to management. Other key indicators that relate to performance areas also need to be tracked. Information on performance has to be made available to those people who can best use it - those doing the work.

You can't make good decisions without knowing the business.

Business isn't complicated; we complicate business.

All through my life, when faced with a difficult decision, I always ask myself - where can I learn more. Make the choice to learn.

It is my job to know the difference between information and intelligence.

I think it's true we look forward to enormous amounts of information, but I think we would be better off if we thought about the kinds of wisdom and thoughtfulness that we need in order to handle the amount of information ahead.

I'm kind of fascinated by this idea that we can surround ourselves with information: we can just pile up data after data after data and arm ourselves with facts and yet still not be able to answer the questions that we have.

I don't think we should have less information in the world. The information age has yielded great advances in medicine, agriculture, transportation and many other fields. But the problem is twofold. One, we are assaulted with more information than any one of us can handle. Two, beyond the overload, too much information often leads to bad decisions.

The market is full of talk, I prefer facts, which help us win, and to become great together.

I think there's data, and then there's information that comes from data, and then there's knowledge that comes from information. And then, after knowledge, there is wisdom. I am interested in how to get from data to wisdom.

I don't want pictures, I want to find things out.

Once you educate yourself, you're left with choices.

An important verity about knowledge is that the brain works most effectively with consciously retained information. We more easily remember what we want to recall later. When we feed our fourteen billion brain cells with information that will enrich us and help others, we are really learning to Think Big.

Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.