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Skill vs Knowledge: What's the Difference?
Skill and knowledge are connected but meaningfully different.
Knowledge vs Skill
Knowledge: understanding information, can exist without performance, often acquired through study, answers "What do I know?" Skill: applying capability, requires some form of performance, strengthened through practice, answers "What can I do?"
The spreadsheet example
A person may know the rules of spreadsheet formulas. A skilled spreadsheet user can select an appropriate formula, structure the data correctly, troubleshoot an error, and produce a reliable result.
They work together
Knowledge informs action. Skill turns knowledge into usable action.
Knowing your skills is useful. Understanding where those skills come from, which abilities may support them, and where they can take you gives you a much clearer picture.
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