know-how

practical knowledge, wisdom about how to get things done

a.k.a. expertise, practical wisdom, proficiency, skillfulness

Complementary virtues

Contrasting vices

  • incompetence

Virtues possibly in tension

TBD

How to acquire or strengthen it

TBD

Notes and links

Mentioned elsewhere

Inspirational quotes

  • “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” ―Robert A. Heinlein