Tacit Knowledge

TagLast edit: Aug 24, 2025, 7:16 PM by August Morley

Tacit knowledge is knowledge that can’t properly be transmitted via verbal or written instruction, like the ability to create great art or assess a startup.

The Best Tacit Knowledge Videos on Every Subject

Parker ConleyMar 31, 2024, 5:14 PM

443 points

271 votes

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175 comments21 min readLW link

Limits to Legibility

Jan_KulveitJun 29, 2022, 5:42 PM

157 points

67 votes

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11 comments5 min readLW link 1 review

Subskills of “Listening to Wisdom”

RaemonDec 9, 2024, 3:01 AM

155 points

59 votes

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29 comments42 min readLW link

Don’t teach people how to reach the top of a hill

PhilGoetzMar 4, 2014, 9:38 PM

52 points

46 votes

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37 comments6 min readLW link

Fundamental Uncertainty: Chapter 5 - How do we know what we know?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 28, 2022, 1:28 AM

10 points

2 votes

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2 comments12 min readLW link

What Are You Tracking In Your Head?

johnswentworthJun 28, 2022, 7:30 PM

289 points

179 votes

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84 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

Sazen

Duncan Sabien (Inactive)Dec 21, 2022, 7:54 AM

288 points

161 votes

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85 comments12 min readLW link 2 reviews

Why Psychologists Are Wrong About The Illusion Of Explanatory Depth

moses onyedikachukwuDec 12, 2023, 6:32 PM

1 point

3 votes

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0 comments4 min readLW link

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