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I was in the Summer 2013 batch. There is no hard-and-fast rule for figuring out what is and is not a well-actually, but the biggest factors (at least for me) a
by antics 12y ago
I was in the Summer 2013 batch.
There is no hard-and-fast rule for figuring out what is and is not a well-actually, but the biggest factors (at least for me) are (1) did it derail the conversation, (2) did my correcting someone make it less acceptable to not know something, and (3) was my motivation to do something like show off?
I've been guilty of all 3. Anecdotally, I found that the effect of this lightweight rule was that at HS it was very much ok to not know something, and let me tell you, adjusting to the real world, where that is subtly untrue, is a trial.
As for the "parachuting in" problem, that's essentially the gist of a different lightweight social rule, "no backseat driving". :)
- mcguire 12y ago"(1) did it derail the conversation, (2) did my correcting someone make it less acceptable to not know something, and (3) was my motivation to do something like show off?" Hallelujah! Someone who understands! :-) [1] I've done it as well, and I hate it when I realize I am. I suspect the worse part of HS' policies is exactly that "adjusting to the real world, where [it was very much ok to not know something] is subtly untrue, is a trial." In the typical business environment, appearing not to know something is a very unsubtle weakness. [1] I'm completely unrelated to Hacker School.