A famous piece called The Physician's Prayer:
"From inability to let well alone,
from too much zeal for the new and contempt for what is old,
from putting knowledge before wisdom, science before art and
cleverness before common sense,
from treating patients as cases
and from making the cure of the disease more grievous than the
endurance of the same,
good Lord deliver us. Amen."
-- Sir Robert Hutchinson
(1871-1960)

When examining or speaking on any subject, I fancy myself a Jill of all trades and mistress of none. The highest state of expertise I feel I may lay claim to is that of the novice.

Novices have their place. A person new to a subject undergoes a stage of enthusiasm and integration that can be the ideal for the creative process: new eyes and new skills that can breathe fresh air into a stagnated subject. A good novice questions what is established and the dogma. They are open to new knowledge and theories. Sometimes a novice can err exaggeratedly here, descending into paranoia and suspicion as opposed to being merely skeptical . Sometimes a novice can go the other way and accept what they're told too easily.

Their intelligence is fluid and adaptable. A novice relies on knowledge, logic and systematic approaches. They are clear eyed. They are limited by their lack of experience, especially in areas in which there is little pre-existing knowledge or there is practical skill needed in application.

Experts are always the ultimate authority on any subject and can be regarded as such. Yet, experts rely on pattern recognition. Their intelligence is crystallised.Their judgements are authoritative and intuitive; they'll go with their feelings based on experience in the face of evidence. It has to be strong evidence before they'll be convinced otherwise against their prejudices. If there is no prejudicial process in the recruitment of experts in a specific field, they actually often contradict each other. Their experiences are necessarily different due to their individuality based on background, school of thought and location.

An expert who neglects renewal of their knowledge base and theory, necessarily, makes a bad teacher for anyone in ignorance. You cannot inherit good pattern recognition from anyone; that comes only in the experienced. Worse, they may pass on to you bad habits or erroneous beliefs made on how they incorrectly interpret their experiences.

Subjecting yourself to experience is not sufficient. People have the same thing happen over and over to them; it does not mean they understand why nor what mistakes they make nor how to repair them.

In order to gain knowledge, you must be an excellent novice before attaining experience. You will have the framework to interpret your experience correctly, understand where your mistakes lie. You will learn that much more and that much faster. Do your research: you will learn in an hour of experience what shall take others a lifetime of the same. Be the novice, the expert and ultimately the master.

Related: Kamal's blog post on wisdom, intellect, and authority: aqli vs. naqli knowledge.