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I do preface things I'm unsure of as you suggest, but sometimes I'm wrong about things I am sure of. I'm trying to figure out whether this is a problem with my
by spiffytech 16y ago
I do preface things I'm unsure of as you suggest, but sometimes I'm wrong about things I am sure of. I'm trying to figure out whether this is a problem with my definition of "sure of", whether I just need to do more research and get more experience on topics in general before talking about them, or whether there's some indication I may not know what I'm talking about that I just haven't found yet.
I'm asking in the hopes that other people have solved this problem for themselves, and could say how.
- drivebyacct2 16y agoIf you were misinformed or were just simply plain wrong (aka you thought you knew something as solid fact) then... you were wrong. Life goes on. I mean, if this is happening a lot, you properly need to question the threshold at which you consider yourself having "known" something, or you need to read more closely, but being wrong isn't the end of the world.
- nollidge 16y ago> I'm trying to figure out whether this is a problem with my definition of "sure of" I should this is obvious. If you're "sure of" false things a lot, obviously something is going wrong. Try not to be so sure of things.
- Twisol 16y agoI generally try to source everything I say, if it's beyond a certain amount of common sense or complexity. Just the act of looking up sources before hitting that button (and often in the middle of writing the post) help me catch most of my mistakes. At least, I haven't been called out on a mistake very often. If I can't source something, I usually clearly note that in some way.
- Psyonic 16y agoI get the feeling he's more concerned about in person conversations, where looking things up before you speak is not really feasible (yes, you have your iPhone, but seriously...)