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The less intelligent we are in a particular domain, the more we seem to overestimate our actual intelligence in that domain.

In too many domains of our lives, we never gain enough expertise to question our opinions or discover what we don’t know.

…in a domain characterized by interdependence and unknowns, contextual understanding is key; whatever efficiency is gained through silos is outweighed by the costs of ‘interface failures.’

…when the function of the domain becomes perverted, the profession loses much of its social mandate and its members become demoralized.

When the flow potential of a domain is exhausted, the risk is that members of the field will become bored and retreat into a rigid orthodoxy in an attempt to protect the relevance of their contribution.

Domains and fields can clash with the demands of stakeholders. Whenever alignment fragments, both society and the profession are likely to suffer.

The power of a religious belief is not easily rivaled, but the mission of a domain – the sense of calling for a profession – can play an analogous role.

Today’s new domain knowledge can lead to the field alteration of tomorrow, or vice versa.

There is no sharp line between expanding the domain and reconfiguring the fields; these categories shade into one another.

No one is irreplaceable, and there seems to be an endless supply of willing practitioners who feel no compulsion to honor the tacit contract that binds them to their domains.