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I'll come right out and say it: Most of the pleasure in my work comes from agreeing to do something I know I don't know, and then figuring it out. Now, what di
by kilian 17y ago
I'll come right out and say it: Most of the pleasure in my work comes from agreeing to do something I know I don't know, and then figuring it out.
Now, what disconcerts me is that, given the same situation, if I say "sure, I can do that" people believe me, but if I say "I don't know how to do it, but I can figure out" others hesitate. I think this has to do with most people wanting you to know a lot, instead of wanting you to know a lot of what you don't know. I'm a firm believer that the latter is far more useful.
- frederickcook 17y ago"Fake it 'til you make it." If you say you can do it, people believe you. Once you have done a bunch of stuff and people know you can do it, you can tell them you'll figure it out, and they'll believe you.
- dget 17y agoRecognizing that difference in how people react is what puts you into the first category of confident people in the article.