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Yeah, I like this tactic, but I don't think phrasing it with the word "stupid" is helpful. I prefer to say things like "I'm not fully up to speed on this, so l
by GordonS 5y ago
Yeah, I like this tactic, but I don't think phrasing it with the word "stupid" is helpful.
I prefer to say things like "I'm not fully up to speed on this, so let's go back to basics/fundamentals for a moment", or "sometimes we're so focused on the details that we can't see the wood for the trees - let's take a step back and just run through it at a high level again".
- mattmanser 5y agoThat just sounds like corpratese though, the stupid question is much better in my opinion. With yours it's to easy for someone to switch off and not hear what you said because they think you're talking bullshit. In two sentences you managed to cram in 5 idioms/phrases that are basically corporate babble.
- ziml77 5y agoThey sound like someone avoiding directly admitting that they don't understand something. Unwillingness to look stupid.
- cutemonster 5y agoGareth321 here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28955167 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28955167 mentioned "basic" instead of "stupid"