===== πŸ“– Knowledge ===== **Knowledge** is not the accumulation of facts β€” it is the structured understanding that helps us act with judgment. In the clinical world, **knowledge** means: > *What survives the test of doubt, what sharpens decision-making, and what changes how we see or do something.* It is not what’s memorized, published, or cited. It is what proves useful when you're facing a real patient, a real case, a real risk. ==== 🧠 Characteristics of real knowledge ==== * Contextual β€” it adapts to the situation * Transferable β€” it informs other problems or cases * Durable β€” it outlives trends and headlines * Transformative β€” it reshapes how we think or act ==== 🚫 What knowledge is *not* ==== * A list of protocols to obey blindly * A pile of data with no clinical sense * A paper written to be cited, not applied * A talking point for conferences ---- > **Knowledge is not what fills your slides β€” it’s what stays when the screen goes dark.** ---- Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning. ===== Books ===== Neurosurgery Knowledge Update: A [[Comprehensive Review]]