That’s a fair objection. But to give another analogy, when a non-artist looks at a human face, they think they have all the information too, but they don’t. An artist’s skill isn’t just wielding a pencil, it’s mostly noticing facts about the face. (For example, do you know what percentage of head height is above the line of the eyes?) Similarly, if you practice explaining puzzles to people, you might get better at noticing facts about the puzzles. Or at least in my experience, trying to explain something often makes you more aware of how it works.
For tacit knowledge, I guess the only way to salvage the post is to strain the analogy a bit and say that it’s “translated” into action. Take that for what it’s worth :-)
That’s a fair objection. But to give another analogy, when a non-artist looks at a human face, they think they have all the information too, but they don’t. An artist’s skill isn’t just wielding a pencil, it’s mostly noticing facts about the face. (For example, do you know what percentage of head height is above the line of the eyes?) Similarly, if you practice explaining puzzles to people, you might get better at noticing facts about the puzzles. Or at least in my experience, trying to explain something often makes you more aware of how it works.
For tacit knowledge, I guess the only way to salvage the post is to strain the analogy a bit and say that it’s “translated” into action. Take that for what it’s worth :-)