Not too long ago, if you bought a car, the manual told you how to gap a spark plug, adjust the timing, and check valve clearance.

 Today? The manual warns you not to drink the radiator fluid.

Let that sink in.

We live in an age where knowledge doubles every few years, where companies like Veeam are backing up zettabytes of fresh data every day, and where humanity creates more digital content in a year than in the entire 20th century.

 But in the middle of this knowledge explosion, we’re forgetting how to think.

We’ve become experts at the shallow

We know how to:

• Go viral on TikTok
• Caption a meme
• Swipe left or right
• Download a filtered version of reality

But we no longer know:

• How to wire a plug
• Where to find true north
• Or how to tell signal from noise

We’ve outsourced memory to search engines, creativity to algorithms, and purpose to influencers. The world gives us infinite information, but very little wisdom.

Data is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom.

Having access to a million books doesn’t make you a reader.

 Owning every tool doesn’t make you a craftsman.

 And downloading every podcast doesn’t make you informed.

It’s like drinking radiator fluid because it’s inside the car and must be important. It’s not.

Just because data exists doesn’t mean it’s good for you.

The real skill now? Discernment.

In this flood of data, we need fewer megabytes and more meaning.

We need to:

• Slow down
• Ask better questions
• Unplug now and then
• And learn to reconnect with what matters, nature, truth, each other

Because somewhere between the memes, the backups, and the noise… lies a quieter wisdom still waiting to be rediscovered.

So, here’s your reminder, friend: Don’t drink the radiator fluid of life.

It might be shiny. It might be trending. It might even come in a sponsored ad.

 But it will leave you hollow and possibly poisoned.

Rather drink from the deep well of things that matter. Read a real book. Phone your dad or mom. Plant something. Ask questions no one can Google. Listen.

Because while data might be free, wisdom is earned.