Transcript
I hate that no one tells you to speak up when you're uncertain. Because hear me out, isn't it so weird that the more you actually know, the less sure you sound? When you really understand something, you hedge before you state. When you've genuinely studied it, you say it depends before it's obvious. When you're closest to the truth, you doubt before you declare. you have to know what you don't know. In order to be right, you have to be willing to be wrong. Unfortunately, too many rooms reward confidence as competence and mistake loudness for knowledge. So a rule I live by is that if you're doubting, you're probably paying attention. Because expertise isn't certainty, it's knowing exactly where your certainty ends. So keep reminding yourself, if you don't sound smart to smart people by having all the answers. You do sound smart by asking the question everyone else is too proud to ask, by challenging the confident ones, by giving them more room to crash or sore. So if you're hesitating, second-guessing, wondering if that half-formed thought is even worth saying, say it! Too often, the only voices filling the silence are the ones too sure of themselves to question whether they should be. When you finally speak you'll realize the loudest person in the room was never the smartest. They were just the farthest from knowing what they didn't know.
Additional notes
How many times have you sat back quietly and thought to yourself “I think he’s full of it… but what if everyone else knows something I don’t and I look like an idiot if I ask a question?” Honest questions are never bad! Who can name the cognitive bias / effect that this video is referencing? #science #edutok #learnontiktok #tiktoklearningcampaign #creatorsearchinsights
References
- Cognitive bias/effect referenced in caption; study title, DOI/PMID numbers, and source links not listed in workbook.