Cognition is not merely the accumulation of facts but the transformation of information into an efficacy capable of changing lives.

Transforming Knowledge into Power: Overcoming Internal Barriers

Cognition is not merely the accumulation of facts but the transformation of information into an efficacy capable of changing lives. Often, even profound knowledge remains at the level of abstraction when one cannot integrate it into personal experience and refine the ability to apply it practically. Personal limitations, a lack of experience, and an unstable logical sequence turn knowledge into a foreign language rather than a tool to overcome life’s challenges.

Knowledge demands not only theoretical absorption but also systematic verification, critical analysis, and confident application. Without testing hypotheses and eliminating misconceptions, knowledge loses its ability to connect ideas and transform into real power. Frequently, this process is influenced by internal prejudices, emotional impulses, and habitual thought patterns that hinder the objective perception of new ideas and slow the development of creative potential.

Moreover, it is important to note how psychological aspects of perception can either accelerate or slow down the function of memory and imagination, affecting the ability to apply acquired knowledge in practical activity. Only through conscious efforts to integrate information, eliminate internal barriers, and pursue continuous self-improvement can one learn to use knowledge as a powerful tool for impacting the world. Ultimately, the transformation of knowledge into power depends on personal responsibility, the drive for objectivity, and the readiness to transform theoretical knowledge into concrete actions.

Why does knowledge not always turn into power, and what factors might hinder its effective application?

Knowledge by itself does not become power if it is not processed, not integrated into personal experience, and not used in practical activities. This occurs for several reasons. Firstly, personal limitations and the inability to deeply master concepts often lead to knowledge remaining alien and not becoming “one’s own.” As the author writes in “ link txt”:
"Clearly, everything I possessed—both positive and negative—went against the nature of direct physical knowledge and created in me a feeling of constraint and dissatisfaction. I did not have either a social standing that opened the doors of libraries and laboratories, nor experience in precise measurements or mathematical analysis at hand... I used them like a foreign language."

This indicates that a lack of personal experience or the opportunity to fully integrate knowledge into one’s own system of views can hinder its effective application.

Secondly, knowledge is often hypothetical and requires systematic testing and confirmation before it can move to the stage of practical action. Insufficient verification, logical misunderstandings, or the absence of practical confirmation deprives knowledge of the transsubjective connectivity necessary for it to become an effective force.

Thirdly, within the very process of cognition, one often encounters errors, misconceptions, and the influence of personal passions. This is confirmed by the following quote from “ link txt”:
"The criterion of truth of the Neo-Kantians Windelband and Ricker, consisting in 'should connect ideas in this way and not otherwise'... our knowledge is full of delusions and errors. This happens through our own fault, precisely because under the influence of our passions, habits, frivolities, etc., we frequently side with such judgments..."

Thus, subjective factors—from personal prejudices and limited experience to internal contradictions in thinking—can significantly prevent knowledge from finding practical embodiment and turning into power.

Finally, another aspect relates to internal barriers in the perception and processing of information. In “ link txt,” it is described how emerging impressions in the mind can slow down or accelerate the functioning of memory and imagination, thereby affecting the ability to apply accumulated knowledge practically. This shows that even once knowledge has been acquired, it can lose its efficiency due to internal psychological mechanisms.

In summary, the transformation of knowledge into power depends not only on the mere possession of it but also on a multitude of accompanying factors: personal integration of knowledge, objective testing of hypotheses, elimination of subjective prejudices, and overcoming internal barriers to thought.