Take a survey of 100 people. Ask them all what are the three hardest words in English. 99 of them will say ''I love you''. But no. thats not it. One person out of the hundred will say 'I don't know'.
Believe it or not, ''I don't know'' are the three hardest words in English. Have you ever heard people say that anywhere apart from maths? no.
the real reason as to why these are the hardest words to say is because people's egos are huge, larger than what they think they are. people are afraid to say that they don't know something. They feel that if they say ''I don't know'' then they will be laughed upon, teased and ostracised. Whenever in doubt about knowing something, people will make up stuff. They will probably make up a large chunk of nonsense which is 'supposedly' related to the pertinent question at hand.
There are known knowns; There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; That is to say we know there are some things we do not know.
So, if we know that there is a something we do not know, why say something which you might think that is related to the topic but is actually not. You will make a fool of yourself and also lead people into the wrong direction.
As Mark Twain said,"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."
Predictions are a fad. There was this one person who, who if you remember, predicted that the world would end on 21 December, 2012. Haha funny.
There is a word for this kind behaviour of predictions and false knowledge
Ultracrepidarianism. it means- the habitat giving opinions and advice out of your knowledge or competence.
if you don't know something, go ahead and say "I don't know". it helps. back it up by saying but maybe I can find out. and do find out. you have no clue how receptive people are to honesty. Lying won't solve anything but then again, don't think of your actions as a white lie... because if you've seen certain movies, then lying can snowball into a huge thing.
So I ask you, stop saying things about the future and its events. because if you claim that it will happen, I ask you to kill yourself and resurrect yourself two days later.
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Believe it or not, ''I don't know'' are the three hardest words in English. Have you ever heard people say that anywhere apart from maths? no.
the real reason as to why these are the hardest words to say is because people's egos are huge, larger than what they think they are. people are afraid to say that they don't know something. They feel that if they say ''I don't know'' then they will be laughed upon, teased and ostracised. Whenever in doubt about knowing something, people will make up stuff. They will probably make up a large chunk of nonsense which is 'supposedly' related to the pertinent question at hand.
There are known knowns; There are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; That is to say we know there are some things we do not know.
So, if we know that there is a something we do not know, why say something which you might think that is related to the topic but is actually not. You will make a fool of yourself and also lead people into the wrong direction.
As Mark Twain said,"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt."
Saying nonsense can also lead to negative aspects and making people call you a liar. Remember, there is no such thing as a small lie.
Worst of all, don't make predictions. They almost never work out. if I had a rupee for every time my friends told me that they expect a certain mark in an examination, my house would be taller than Antilla.Predictions are a fad. There was this one person who, who if you remember, predicted that the world would end on 21 December, 2012. Haha funny.
There is a word for this kind behaviour of predictions and false knowledge
Ultracrepidarianism. it means- the habitat giving opinions and advice out of your knowledge or competence.
if you don't know something, go ahead and say "I don't know". it helps. back it up by saying but maybe I can find out. and do find out. you have no clue how receptive people are to honesty. Lying won't solve anything but then again, don't think of your actions as a white lie... because if you've seen certain movies, then lying can snowball into a huge thing.
So I ask you, stop saying things about the future and its events. because if you claim that it will happen, I ask you to kill yourself and resurrect yourself two days later.
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