Mithat Konar (the blog)

I lived roughly the second half of my 11 year stay in Istanbul out of a brand new two-bedroom home in a brand new development that consisted of maybe 30 buildings, each having at least 12 stories.

Within the realm of people who make things, a trait you’ll commonly find is a desire for continuous improvement.

Parts 1 and 2 of this series read as a defense of expertise, which doesn’t seem very punk rock.

In this installment of Not Knowing What You Don’t Know, I’m going to elaborate on something I mentioned in Part 1, namely, how easy it has become to delude ourselves today.

As both a college instructor and an engineering and design professional, I’m seeing more and deeper cases of people not knowing what they don’t know in fields they try to operate in.

A quick reminder that my store at https://mithatkonar.square.site remains open for your orders.

Consulting designers and engineers often find themselves working for companies that serve niche markets.

I’m a product person.

A lot of people are hybrids.

Prior to this year, I provided technical and design services to Audio by Van Alstine on a consulting basis.