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Yeesh, after trying to block it multiple times and then telling them you still think it won’t work even if you’re letting them “waste” time on it, that’s some s
by joshschreuder 5y ago
Yeesh, after trying to block it multiple times and then telling them you still think it won’t work even if you’re letting them “waste” time on it, that’s some serious humble pie to eat! How did that go?
- jbay808 5y agoYeah, I'm still embarrassed about it. Fortunately, we were all so excited about how well his crazy idea worked that he never held it against me. I was careful not to accept any credit whatsoever for how it all turned out, though.
- Aeolun 5y ago> I was careful not to accept any credit whatsoever for how it all turned out, though. While it’s easy to fall into that trap. 90% of people wouldn’t have given them the week in the first place. I think you deserve some credit for realizing that you ‘might’ be wrong.
- bruce511 5y agoI'm not the OP but I have had similar experiences along the way. My approach to it happening has always been two-fold; Firstly when talking about it I would tell the story - I hated the idea, wouldn't work etc - but the other guy was better than me and made it work. I lean into the mistake, make sure others know it happened. That leads to part 2 - everyone and most of all myself need to know I am not omniscient. Someone needs to tell me I also have bad ideas. Sometimes other people have good ideas I don't like. Most of all I encourage people to have and share lots and lots of ideas. 90% are bad (mine included) but if we can isolate the good 10% we'll do OK.