The Trouble with Wizards

You might useAwizard to describe someone who lacks curiosity about what they're doing. They don't know why their actions work, or sometimes even whether they work. They've learned a Pavlovian response to problems: when you see this, do this.

Wizards can be valuable. Sometimes you just need a problem solved and you don't care why the solution works. Someone who doesn't understand what they're doing but can fix your problem quickly may be better than someone who knows what they're doing but works too slowly. But if your problem doesn't quite fit the intended situation for a spell, the wizard is either powerless or harmful.

Wizards can't learn a better way of doing anything because "better" makes no sense. When you see problemAA, carry out procedureAB. That's just what you do. How can you address problemAA better when "solvingAA" means "doAB"? Professional development for a wizard consists of learning more spells for more situations, not learning a better spell or learning why spells work.

Wizards may be able to solve your problem for you, but they can't teach you how to solve your own problems.

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Posted: November 11th, 2010
at 1:42pm by Koookiecrumbles


Categories: weaponry,"ninja"

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