This presentation explains the difference between data, information, knowlegde and wisdom. But there is a difference between all this and happiness.

1. Ignorance is Bliss By Paul Brink, December 2010

2. Good to know… Data is not Information Information is not Knowledge Knowledge is not Wisdom

3. Datais notInformation

4. Data is for example Paul6, 22, 66 Elise8, 24, 67 Suzanne2, 27, 5 -> Just some text and numbers

5. Information is for example Name: PaulDate of Birth: June 22, 1966 Name: EliseDate of Birth: August 24, 1967 Name: SuzanneDate of Birth: February 27, 2005 ->Text and numbers with meaning

6. Informationis notKnowledge

7. Knowledge is for example knowing that every year your birthday is a special day So for Paul June 22nd is a special day So for Elise August 24th is a special day So for Suzanne February 27th is special day ->Combining information gives knowledge

8. Knowledgeis notWisdom

9. Wisdom is understanding that not only your birthday is a special day, but every day is a special day

10. Wisdomis notHappiness

11. You don’t need all this data, information, knowledge and wisdom to make you happy

12. So why all this hunger for data, information, knowledge and wisdom if it doesn’t make you happy?

13. You don’t need Twitter, RSS-feeds, Facebook, Blogs, newspapers, e-mails and SlideShare to make you happy

14. For you own sake…

15. Forget Data Forget Information Forget Knowledge Forget Wisdom Be Happy!

16. Ignorance is Bliss

17. Paul Brink Website http://paulbrinkfotografie.nl LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/pauljohanbrink Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul_brink/ DisclaimerThis is my personal private opinion, not the opinion of the website managers, director or editors or the organization I work for. My goal is to challenge my personal opinion to the opinion of others. “The many are smarter than the few.” So feel free to respond.