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In a society dominated by signalling, few want to risk looking like they don't know what they are doing. They fear people will mistake humility for incompetence
by errantmind 5y ago
In a society dominated by signalling, few want to risk looking like they don't know what they are doing. They fear people will mistake humility for incompetence
- tejtm 5y agoIt is not an unfounded fear, especially with people not capable of understanding what you are being gracious about.
- mattgreenrocks 5y agoThe irony is that true competence demands the ability to inhabit beginners mind when necessary in order to continually hone one’s skills.
- joshcanhelp 5y ago100%, I totally agree. I linked to an article [1] that talked about one person's experience with this. My argument here is that I believe it's overall better to accept that risk and important to encourage that in others. [1] https://danluu.com/look-stupid/ https://danluu.com/look-stupid/