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The one whose ignorance is currently their biggest advantage, if only they knew it.

means A novice is a beginner — someone new to a skill, role, or practice and still learning the basics.

from From Latin 'novicius,' meaning 'newly arrived' or 'fresh,' built on 'novus' ('new') — the same root that gives us 'novel' and 'innovate.' It came into English through Old French 'novice,' and carried a particular religious flavor: a novice was a probationer in a monastery or convent, newly admitted and not yet bound by vows, still serving out their period of testing. So at its heart the word simply means 'one of the new ones.'

Latin root
From novicius, meaning newly arrived or fresh
Convent rank
A novice trains before taking permanent religious vows
Beginner's edge
Experts often miss what novices boldly try
Shoshin
Zen prizes the open beginner's mind over expertise
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