It is part of practical wisdom to know how to secure real benefits effectively; those who have practical wisdom will not make the mistake of concealing the hurtful truth from the person who really needs to know it in the belief that they are benefiting him.
We trust the narrator of Walden and his spiritual aspirations better because of repeated examples of his practical know-how.
But because the practical know-how for making ferroelectric devices is still in its infancy, the chip's two switching states are not as stable as designers would like.
They "want to teach ethics and educate more Americans," he said, but at the same time, they also want to provide the practical know-how that corporations need.
And, resentment aside, if a foundation started telling its grantees what to do, would it then become an initiative-crushing central planner, stifling the very grassroots innovation and practical know-how that it purported to encourage?
I learned a lot of practical know-how and trivia I am never going to use, like how to clean a muzzleloader and where to find the safety on a crossbow.
Until flexible hiring is the norm not the exception, what candidates need is practical know-how of raising their need for flexibility when interviewing and tackling the nervousness about when to mention the F-word.
"It's a complete globalization of the system," said Mr. Dupasquier: not only are more recruiters looking across borders for hires, but national recruiters are increasingly looking for the same thing in graduates: work experience and practical know-how, social and communication skills, motivation and willingness to learn, rather than narrowly focused academic qualifications.
While about half the recruiters said that teaching practical know-how, the ability to combine theoretical with practical knowledge and soft skills were the most important characteristics of an ideal university, they put surprisingly little value on the school's international exposure and outlook.
This is the sort of practical know-how that the blind man lacks.
