A few years ago, the humorist John Hodgman published a book titled The Areas of My Expertise.
The book used irony to skewer the whole notion of expertise, yet the subject matter expert or “SME,” is still the go-to person for journalists and executives alike.
In my own limited experience with being called an expert, it certainly doesn’t feel like anything special.
In fact, it’s kind of scary, because the deeper you get into a subject, the more you’re aware of how little you actually know.