People often ask what the difference is between discernment and wisdom?
Wisdom is accumulated knowledge and perspective on human affairs.
Discernment is the active capacity to determine the right thing to do now, under these conditions, with this information.
Wisdom informs discernment, but you can be wise without facing the kind of unique, high-stakes situations that require active discernment.
On the other hand, you can discern well in a specific domain like AI Engineering without possessing general wisdom.
Discernment is wisdom applied to choice.
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