Roland, think of this forum as a 'body' and the active members (of which you are one) as cells in the body. Is your activity contributing to the body's aims or leaking energy and provoking immune system (moderation) response?
Believe me or not, but I'm learning this the hard way - experientially, and you can learn from my mistakes.
Gathering knowledge starts at a foundation - your psychology, OSIT. Once you start pursuing your expressed aim, gathering real knowledge of yourself and others, then you might 'feel' this extended metaphor of "self as member of a body", which is member of an even larger body, and so on and so forth.
We must 'pull together'. Or as the Chinese say: "Gung Ho!" :)