What you’re actually learning
Most of us are occasionally tempted to fill silence with certainty. The faster the conversation moves, the easier it is to mistake having a reaction for having a useful opinion.
A professional bawbag removes every remaining obstacle: checking the facts, understanding the question and wondering whether anybody asked.
The clever bit hiding underneath
This lesson is about intellectual humility: knowing the difference between what you know, what you suspect and what you have just invented with tremendous confidence.
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