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Unless you did not correctly quote the advice, nothing that you said in this post invalidates the previous advice. Being wrong _is okay_, but if you're suggesti

Unless you did not correctly quote the advice, nothing that you said in this post invalidates the previous advice. Being wrong _is okay_, but if you're suggesting something, you should remain calm and be confident your suggestion is in line with your current understanding of a problem space. If wrong, continue to remain calm, acknowledge, apologize and move on. Being wrong shouldn't shake your confidence (again, even if you're an introvert).

A4ET8a8uTh0 5y ago
I think I am willing to agree with your interpretation of the quote. It may have not been a good example since I can't really go into more details here. I do have a philosophical objection though. Unlike Dr. House, I do not possess merely theoretical capacity for being wrong. I recognize I can be wrong and I recognize that me being wrong has real world consequences that I need to consider. It is not about shaking my confidence. It is about whether it is possible I am wrong in this particular case. Confidence is pointless here since the consequences involved will not be BSed away.
- void_mint 5y ago
  > I think I am willing to agree with your interpretation of the quote. It may have not been a good example since I can't really go into more details here. All good. I totally accept that that individual quote did not do justice to the situation you were trying to convey. I am not trying to be aggressive. > I do have a philosophical objection though. Unlike Dr. House, I do not possess merely theoretical capacity for being wrong. I recognize I can be wrong and I recognize that me being wrong has real world consequences that I need to consider. I am an overwhelming extrovert. I believe that your gripe is less about inro vs. extro, and much much more about culture. I have worked in environments where being wrong but trying hard is applauded, and I have worked in environments where being wrong (regardless of how or why) is shamed. The latter feels bad to me, as it sounds like it would you. > It is not about shaking my confidence. It is about whether it is possible I am wrong in this particular case. Confidence is pointless here since the consequences involved will not be BSed away. I totally agree with you. If getting something wrong will cause any kind of problem (beyond just, "lets fix it and keep going"), it's a culture problem and rightly will impact your confidence. I would say, your boss was probably a moron, but not necessarily because they were an extrovert.
  - A4ET8a8uTh0 5y ago
    >> but not necessarily because they were an extrovert. I had to think about it, but I think I agree. Him being an extrovert had little to do with this particular approach. I just associated it with him, because, well, he was hard to miss. Thank you. That was an interesting conversation:>

A4ET8a8uTh0 5y ago

I think I am willing to agree with your interpretation of the quote. It may have not been a good example since I can't really go into more details here. I do have a philosophical objection though. Unlike Dr. House, I do not possess merely theoretical capacity for being wrong. I recognize I can be wrong and I recognize that me being wrong has real world consequences that I need to consider. It is not about shaking my confidence. It is about whether it is possible I am wrong in this particular case. Confidence is pointless here since the consequences involved will not be BSed away.

void_mint 5y ago
> I think I am willing to agree with your interpretation of the quote. It may have not been a good example since I can't really go into more details here. All good. I totally accept that that individual quote did not do justice to the situation you were trying to convey. I am not trying to be aggressive. > I do have a philosophical objection though. Unlike Dr. House, I do not possess merely theoretical capacity for being wrong. I recognize I can be wrong and I recognize that me being wrong has real world consequences that I need to consider. I am an overwhelming extrovert. I believe that your gripe is less about inro vs. extro, and much much more about culture. I have worked in environments where being wrong but trying hard is applauded, and I have worked in environments where being wrong (regardless of how or why) is shamed. The latter feels bad to me, as it sounds like it would you. > It is not about shaking my confidence. It is about whether it is possible I am wrong in this particular case. Confidence is pointless here since the consequences involved will not be BSed away. I totally agree with you. If getting something wrong will cause any kind of problem (beyond just, "lets fix it and keep going"), it's a culture problem and rightly will impact your confidence. I would say, your boss was probably a moron, but not necessarily because they were an extrovert.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 5y ago
  >> but not necessarily because they were an extrovert. I had to think about it, but I think I agree. Him being an extrovert had little to do with this particular approach. I just associated it with him, because, well, he was hard to miss. Thank you. That was an interesting conversation:>