Because you can’t get a job without taking a knowledge test

If you try to find a better job, sooner or later, you’re bound to be asked to take a knowledge test.

These tests focus on the minutiae of your field.

On the rare occasions you need to know such details, you look them up on the Internet, then instantly forget them, leaving your memory uncluttered and your mind free to ponder the bigger issues.

The only thing these knowledge tests prove is how small-minded the employers who use them are.