Yes. This is how student should be in school too. I have gotten into arguments with professors and stopped doing homework when I had an A because the professor throws out “this is basic”, “this is simple”, instead of explaining it. I called him bad, and he called me stupid. The latter is probably true but as a student, DO NOT care about the stupid grades that the education system has molded you into. Care about understanding. It makes getting grades so much easier.
I did some training recently, one of the new professors was not experienced in doing lectures, was constantly jumping in between topics and it was exhausting for me. I started asking him basic questions and he'd often respond with "We just explained it" then I eventually told him "I know, but I would like you to repeat once more."
A teacher should never call a student stupid. You're there to learn, and if you feel like you're not capable of that because the teacher demoralized you, then the teacher messed up, not you.
Indeed. The only problem is when I was in school taking 4 "study type" classes, I never had time to understand. I simply memorized for testing and then forgot it in order to memorize the next testing material. I'm not sure if many others felt and acted this way but I definitely did. The US school system needs to be shut down and redone from the ground up, (which of course can't happen and is another topic altogether).
As someone that struggles with asking questions I love being in the presence of the "humble and honest idiot" since they tend to ask all the question's I should've asked.
"Being the idiot in the room" is also a subtle way of telling the others in that room, that "I value your expertise on this subject, please teach me". This instantly creates a more trusting and productive environment and welds the team into a more solution oriented work flow. Of course your questions have to be smart for them to yield the desired outcome.
@@benkenobi3364 My opinion is that it's a question you ask, after you've processed what you do and don't understand. A smart question is one you've tried to answer for yourself first, not a blurted out one, that a second of thought would have answered.
I think the larger problem isn't people wanting to not look stupid (though there are a lot of people who do think that way) but rather people not wanting to have attention placed on themselves in a crowd of people. I was never one to ask questions in school. But not necessarily because I didn't want to look stupid but because I didn't want to hold the lesson up or have everyone wait on me. The logic was that I could just get through the lesson quickly now and then spend time on my own later figuring it out. The only time that there would be exception to this is when what is being explained is something that I would have to enact later. Then the fear of not understand what to do in a public space overrides not wanting to hold up a group lecture.
yeah, no one wants to be the nail that sticks out. when i was training for 2 weeks, i didn't ask or understood a thing that was instructed in the classroom. everyone had some professional experience besides me (another reason not to embellish your resume lol). after training was over, they gave us our service route and be on our way. for the next few months, i was terrified being out on my own. i called field support for everything, all the way down to the most minute detail. i called so much, i could hear them mocking me in the background and sighing every time i called. at that point, i thought since they haven't written me up yet, i'm going to keep asking questions because that is what the service for and i'm allowed to. hell, i don't mind being the butt of jokes in that call center as long as i'm still getting paid.
I remember that we often got encouraged by our teachers to ask questions, but when we actually did they hated it. Our questions often revealed huge knowledge gaps of our teachers. Some handled it professionally, told us they didn't know, they'll find out and come back to us. Which sometimes happened and other times they "forgot", but others just straight up made thing up on the spot to not lose face which ended in the class intentionally asking hard and in depth questions about topics we weren't really intrested in.
U missed the point, his point was to ask questions in the grown up bussiness. Its not about school. Time is not as limited as it is in school when you discuss ideas and wanne sell expesinve deals. His point is "take your time to ask the questions your curiosity created". And people with curiosity are the true learners of deep and complex contents.
You are not wrong in your observation, but both behaviors get you to the same place. Fortunately I figured this out early in my education, and was never afraid to ask as many questions as I needed. I just pretended that I was the only one in the class. The thing is, no one ever comes up to you after class and asks you to stop asking questions, so the initial premise is proven false once you start doing it.
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.” ― apparently Confucius, according to the top comment
Thank you Simon Sinek for saying that there is value in being an idiot. I felt like an idiot my whole life and understanding it from a beneficial perspective lifts the heaviness of the negative label I placed on myself. 🙏❤
This is a universal truth he just articulated. I learned this in college and witnessed it my entire working career. People who don’t understand would seldom say so or ask clarifying questions. It’s their loss.
I learned to start doing this from an episode on coach lasso where he gives a monologue about being curious and ask questions as opposed to write someone off and judge them immediately. Great advice
I feel like an idiot because even on a daily basis, when I’m talking to people, friends as well, I’m like, “who are we talking about?” “What do you mean?” and they give me this weird look 👀 like I should know what they’re talking about?
I always tune out what my teacher is saying while she addresses the class until after she’s done, then I call her over to my table and have her explain what we’re doing to me “in a way that even a 4 year old could understand” and have her explain to me why each and every step is there and what purpose it serves to reach the end goal…that’s the only reason I pass that class (or any of my classes for that matter)
I have this mentality, even if a well experienced person is talking about a specific matter that I don’t understand I insist on asking to explain it. Eventually more people on the room also realizes that they didn’t understand or something didn’t make any sense and we all insist. There are many well experienced professionals that doesn’t know much about their field, they did get there using another skills and that’s perfectly fine. If you want to lecture about something better be well prepared
This is the way most of the world works. It takes confidence to stop and ask questions to clarify. In a lot of cases things are being done wrong because no one asked. Great video!
Yep I agree. It's surprising to me how myself or others down right refuse to do something even if its fun or ask a question simply out of fear of looking or sounding like an idiot or inexperienced at something.
Awesome content! And thanks so much for NOT adding any background music while you speak to try to make it more motivational. This is great and free of distraction
Thats why school is wasting time mostly, you ask something and everyone is rolling eyes and shaming you, making you feel something is wrong with you and stop asking things again.
It’s not schools’ fault as much as not having the circle of safety that simon talks about I think, because whether at school work or even at social occasions if people don’t trust each other and are just there trying to impress others or protect themselves (you may argue impressing others is a way of protecting yourself), then everyone would do the pretend-I-understand dance.
That's my experience in school awell, the teacher would tell us to do something but sometimes it was very ambiguous, because (like most people) she didn't pay enough attention to details nor she had an open mind. Despite the task being ambiguous, I remember trying to get more clues by observing what my classmates were doing, and to my surpise everyone understood something different, but the interesting part is that they had no doubt about what the teacher ment, in their minds they were so sure and confident. I don't think it's just the school's fault. It's human nature. And the elites understand better than anyone how to manage and steer the herd and, like any farmer, reward and breed those that suit them the most.
I remember this one kid who always asked questions and everyone looked at him like he was the dumbest person in the room in math class. He was the reason I passed. I thank people like this for being who they are.
I remember one kid who deliberately asked detailed and ambiguous questions in an attempt to start a long, drawn-out, extensive explanation by the teacher which would result in many wasted class minutes listening instead of actually doing work. Later, he would be a quarterback and win several state championships because he learned that crucial skill of holding the ball and making the clock run. Not a genius. But, very clever at maneuvering towards what he wanted though
why are you always have the exact answers for my questions dude? every time I look for an answer for my felling, there is a video of Simon Sinek explaining that its ok to feel like that. thank you very much.
I really appreciate this, because I am dyslexia and in school there were times i didn't understand stuff and i felt like i was the only one in the room that didn't, and if i asked questions student and even teachers would get frustrated with me. You should always have the courage to want to be better and not let others stop you or hold you back.
I believe he might have just quoted it wrong. Because if you google "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." it shows Albert Einstein.
Y'know, I'm also an idiot. And what matters is I embraced it. When you understand that it's actually not bad being an idiot (except if your idiocy can hurt people physically or mentally) life gets... only little easier for you. Sadly just little. Why you ask? Because people get mad at you for asking too many questions and sometimes you asking the same questions again, because you just... forgot the answers. And it actually really hurts when people telling you almost direct that you stupid being... After that you having a bad mood for a long time (hours). And when you in this condition you become more stupid than you already are. And it's just.. really painful for me. I get it that people get mad because they can't be patient all the time. I understand. (Next words will be a little bit off topic but its about my past idiocy, that HURT people, which was not okay. Im not embracing that idiocy. I embrace that I HAD that idiocy) I was in situations with people who made dumbest decisions and i was angry. It was several years ago when i was pretty toxic on dumb people... I really sorry for them for my toxic actions. And it's funny (no) that I only started to understand my toxic behavior on dumb people when I started compare my dumbass and how people reacting to it and people dumbness and how I reacted to them. It was no difference... My idiocy didn't let me understand that a long time. But hey! Im an idiot! Im slow and forgetful! But like i said early, its ok to be an idiot when you are not hurting other people. My past idiocy hurt dumb people. And that's not ok. My idiocy now - I hope is ok right now. I actually wasn't plan to say about my past toxicity in this comment but I just.. wanted to say it. Because I embraced my own past. And wrote this for people, who might be struggling with something relatable to my situation. And now returning to the topic! And I guess to conclusion. It's ok to be an idiot if you don't hurt people AND ALSO don't get mad at people who might be dumb like you. It's called double standards if you do that like i did.. And of course for smart people. Don't get mad at dumb people.. you actually can hurt them.. And dumb people probably will become angry and their idiocy might become hurtful for others. Be patient to others! And our lifes will become less sad! (If you see many mistakes in my sentences im sorry. English is not my native language)
very relatable and just something small and simple that i’ve recently started doing in my life that you can apply immediately. Why not get a notebook? Write stuff you want to remember, it sounds like it might get messy but at least you remember more stuff than you did if you had not gotten a notebook. Our memory is quite weak compared to the wonders of technology or even simple primitive tools like pen and paper so utilize these things, make life 1% better everyday
But the main thing is you learned that you were being toxic, that makes you smart, dumb people don’t learn, if I’m in a meeting and someone asks a simple question to me, I always think my questions are stupid to some people, and a lot of times I think I know the answer, but was wrong, where are you,? I’m in Calgary.
@ peanut butter. Jelly compliments you, and your mother is right. I don't watch TV or listen to the radio because it was making me sick, but RUclips also makes me sick (and here I am). However, in order to pay some bills I HAVE to use my phone for my delivery driver career, so I am in continual sickness. Life sucks more than I, but praise God I'm still alive and have yet to die. I love being the Dumbo in the room, I can't fly with my big ears, but I can listen to alien communication and learn on a daily basis which makes life extremely FUN and interesting
Important advice not just in being "the idiot", but in also being the brave. Most people are too cowardly to admit the emperor is naked, until someone finally stands up who isn't afraid of being "cancelled". We need people like that now more than ever!
Sun Tzu didn't write the Art of Life, I don't think. If anything, it's the Art of Murdering People from Foreign Countries Strategically, AKA the Art of War :p
@@hunormagyar1843 The art of war is about resolution of human conflicts, not war, can be used in bussiness, relationships, love, bla bla ... read it it's a good read
Thats how you gain knowledge, ask questions and dont bother with ppl that think you are slow or dumb, the once that keep their mouth shut will never learn new things. Love this one Simon, keep it up ! 😊
We are being punished for not knowing things or for not understanding. That's the issue. We should be encouraged to say "I don't understand, can you explain it again?", but we aren't. It's a sad world we live in, where people with natural talent and knowledge will get ahead and the people who are late bloomers or who just take longer to grasp something will be left behind. It's like we're living in a damn jungle, but we aren't.
@@stinkyham9050hat’s not the problem. The problem is that our education system is set up in such a way that you can only succeed or pull ahead if you’re just naturally talented. If you don’t understand something basically immediately after you’re taught it the first time then you’re already behind. That isn’t a healthy or efficient way to be taught things. And it’s probably why most people don’t remember a lot of the stuff they were taught throughout their school career.
I always waited till after class in college to seek clarification on things from the professor. Got sick of sticking my neck out for all those who just wanted to look good. You earn the benefit of knowledge. I always scored better on exams.
Shout out to all the brave idiots in my classrooms, the only time I ever understood stuff deeply was when someone else asked a question for me. Love you guys
love this! i can definitely relate and even though I've never heard it put like that I always knew there was value in my action to ask and clarify that which I didn't know or understood
When in February 2022 I joined the company where I'm currently working, the Trainer told us (we were a bunch of 4 newbies) "Here there are no stupid questions, please don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand" - I never felt so happy of this work culture, a great start.
@@alonsobruni8131 true, but probably less likely. If Simon Sinek actually had a PhD in all those topics he talks about, maybe he wouldn't come across like an idiot. But instead he just has a bachelor's degree in something completely unrelated.
Elon Musk is neither educated nor intelligent, he just got luck and influence to hire now the most intelligent and educated experts to work for him. If you need to follow a cult, he's the one. If you want to work on much better plans for present and future, trust in yourself, educate yourself, explore your abilities and don't follow anyone, who wants to explain the world to you via social networks.
If you ask questions doesn't mean you're stupid, there are so many things out there, it's better to be sure and ask whenever you have a question than assume, assuming things, yes, that is stupid.
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee they're afraid of what other people think, they afraid of showing themselves they don't understand something. But i don't think that's correct, at least in all cases, if you have a question ask, you'll be dumb for a moment, if you don't ask, you'll be dumb for a lifetime.
@@nicholastsagkos7063 Exactly! Besides, if you're in class to learn, it's reasonable to assume you DON'T know things going in. So... ask questions. Of course there's a line (albeit a blurry one) between seeking more information and being disruptive. I lost count of the number of after-class "can you explain this to me?" conversations I had with my instructors. The nods from my classmates made it clear I was right to ask.
@@nicholastsagkos7063 you're never dumb. period. being smart is not about knowing everything, cuz nobody is omnipotent enough to know everything all the time, like come on. They set unrealistic expectations of themselves and then get surprised when those expectations can't be met. It's like laying a rake infront of yourself then stepping forward and being surprised it hit you in the face. Like, i'm baffled by this
Maintaining the role of an idiot is very useful in business. People think they can do whatever they like to you and almost always they reveal it somehow so that you can avoid the damage happening. For me this has been working well for a long time. I often gain extra information of competitors and reveal to myself the future plans of other companies.
I just think he is soooo BRILLIANT!! A true sign of intelligence is where one can understand they don’t know!! I appreciate and applaud 👏🏼 you! A hero of mine!!
THrough consciousnesses and impatient understandability of differentiation we can factorise the quadratic equation of the trigonometric sequence in order to fully simplify and therefore make the plant grow.
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 5 months ago about self development. Now I have 291 subs and almost > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.
I have always had the same mantra. I walk into a meeting and if I know I am in over my head, I simply announce, without shame, that you need to speak to me slowly, like I am an idiot, and I will ask a lot of dumb questions until I understand--but I "will" understand. Years later I saw basically the exact same scene with Jeremy Irons in Margin Call. I love being able to take complex stuff people say and boil it down into something simple I can transfer to someone else. Nice video! Good for you for posting this.
True intelligence is evolving your brain and being consistent with the aquiring of new information. And the thing is, that the more you learn, the more easy it is going to be to learn new information.
I do this. It's great advice because after lectures or meetings people will come to me and thank me for asking the questions because they didn't know either
An employer of mine said this:"if you think you can do better than the best worker at your current company, find something else/new". Half way my workingtime(lets say 6 months) he said; you always seem to see when the right time is to move onward, that I admire about you. Still remember those words to this very day :) .
That's sound advice. I know people that were comfortable being the smartest person in the room, but when confronted with other challenges, they fall apart and look for someone else to blame.
Love this. I’ve always asked a lot of questions. I never wanted to appear like an idiot but that often lead me to believe I knew more than I did. Looking back now, I was the idiot in the room. I just never perceived myself that way. My distorted perception; everyone learns this way. I asked questions with an outcome already in mind which made it hard for me to fully see other perspectives sometimes but I’m working on it everyday.
This happens to EVERYONE in high school. The "stupidest" person in the room always raising their hand is the valedictorian. The rest of us were too embarrassed to raise our hands.
Well, it's because it takes the confidence away when you raise your hand as the only one who would do so, because you only raise your hand for the sense of not everyone talking at the same time. It is like being the leader but acting like the opposite for no reason though, only stupid thing to do. (I meant that in a relieving sense.)
I learned this as a young dumb boot camp Naval officer, when I had smart, much older more knowledgable senior enlisted working for me. They were smart but I was accountable, but the discussions also forced them to think outside the box rather than falling back on "this is how we've always done it." I've been an analyst my whole career, never the expert on a subject, but I learned how to break down a process and a project.
This is also a good lesson for those who are smart who have to bring someone in on the idea. You can't truly master your topic if you can't simplify it.
@@rmj8905 quote: Lisa: "Tis better to shut your mouth and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Homer's mind: "Uh oh, what did thwt mean? Better say something or they'll think you're stupid!" Homer's mouth: "Takes one to know one!" Homer's mind: "swish!"
Wish I had this advice in back in 1st grade. Always afraid to look stupid asking questions in class. Prob cost me a lot of knowledge and wisdom. Needed to hear this 🙏🏻
Clarity is King.... This is how I've achieved some of my biggest Wins.... And while you may look to be less knowledgeable to others, this method has earned me a lot of respect among the people who matter.
Totally agree, you must accept that you dont know or understand certain things before you can start working on changing that. While ego does hurt, at the end ego wont matter but a life you lived will.
This is me! People had even thanked me for asking questions because they were afraid to do so and were just pretending to understand. Communication is the responsibility of the communicator, so if I want to get it but I don’t, it’s not my fault so please, explain it more 😄
Yeah that's me the guy who's afraid to ask questions because I might still not understand what the teacher said even though it explains it 2x so I just chill
@Yongo Bazuk idk if you were being sarcastic, but I've gotten the impression ignorant people are the ones who pretend to know what's going on. Rather someone asks me what I mean instead of leaving me to speak to a wall
I've had this same experience. Even when a tech would come to fix things when I was a kid, I'd ask all sorts of questions and never had a tech that was reluctant to talk about the thing they were most passionate and/or most knowledgeable about! Asking questions is very *human* :D
This is the problem with growing narcissistic traits within society. I remember one bully in high school making fun of me because I would always ask questions during class.
That bully is probably flipping burger patties somewhere now :D I know how my "bullies" ended up in life and it makes me laugh each time I remember... which is not so often because once I found out the 1st time they pretty much dropped out of my memories for good :D
This is one of the people who gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 2 months ago about self development and now have 69 subs and almost 55 hours watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so much lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place
Everything he just said boils down to honesty; just be honest enough to be who you are and if that's a problem for others it's their problem not yours.
"I don't know it" is the most underrated sentence these days. We all have to pretend we know everything about anything whilst we don't. And that is perfectly fine.
I am getting better at this. By doing this it has also helped me in other areas such as building on conversations and relationships with people which has been a weak area of mine.
The best questions possible are "Why" and "How"... The first one gets you to know what someone has already discovered... The second one helps you build on what humanity has already built
It’s always taken me longer than everyone to comprehend a new skill or new work structure or understand what most people find insanely easy. BUT- once I do learn, I master it. I become better at it than those who taught me. People don’t want to teach me the way I need to be taught. So, I learn the hard way. Which, usually strengthens me and works out for my good. I may not be the sharpest tool in the box, but I’m damn sure the strongest (inside)
I'm the same. I generally prefer to learn something well enough so i can teach it properly to others. This would often annoy anyone like my father or teacher if they told me theres a few ways to do something, but "this" way is the best and refuse to tell me why the other ways were not best. So i would do stuff the wrong way to understand. I get frustrated being told just do something a certain way and get overly curios on whats not explained. I guess its my personal little ocd
That’s why children are inspiring: They’re always asking questions and don’t harbour the fear of being berated or scorned for their lack of knowledge. It’s a shame that the adult world can’t adopt this mindset.
They have no fear of risk. There's obviously good reason to be concerned about risk, but there is NO reward without risk. You have to accept some degree of risk to accept some degree of reward.
Adults CAN adopt this mindset but most probably don't. My mind is always open, I'm always curious and I ask questions and learn new things ALL the time! That is why I'm kicking most people's ass in every field because I stay on top of my game. To bring back that childlike mindset is a must in the modern world. People with a fixed mindset end up nowhere as they are not willing to change and adapt to the changing times. In fact, the only thing that is constant is change. You must constantly move forward no matter what.
It's very important not to afraid to ask questions, no matter how experienced or educated you are, that's one of the most valuable things i learned while working in London in engineering firms, if you don't understand something, just ask, it's better to ask something than assume, and then spend more time fixing the mistake, double check it with one or more people. Sharing the knowledge is what makes us stronger and wiser.
My teachers always used to tell me if you have a question you should ask because most likely there’s other people who have the same question. I’m so glad I had good teachers growing up
I think that's what a leader looks like - breaking the barrier of fear even if it takes to look like an idiot, and somehow eventually getting to the base of everything else - the truth. Thank you Simon for coming up on this.
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
― Confucius
who's Confucius?
My own personal philosophy "He who questions the most, knows the most"
He who doeant ask is happy
@@luckeystrike3541 not happy, in my opinion scared or lazy, either way, if you're not willing to take risks you'll never live, you'll just survive.
Not always
“Everything not saved will be lost”
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"Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes."
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Yes. This is how student should be in school too. I have gotten into arguments with professors and stopped doing homework when I had an A because the professor throws out “this is basic”, “this is simple”, instead of explaining it. I called him bad, and he called me stupid. The latter is probably true but as a student, DO NOT care about the stupid grades that the education system has molded you into. Care about understanding. It makes getting grades so much easier.
I did some training recently, one of the new professors was not experienced in doing lectures, was constantly jumping in between topics and it was exhausting for me. I started asking him basic questions and he'd often respond with "We just explained it" then I eventually told him "I know, but I would like you to repeat once more."
A teacher should never call a student stupid. You're there to learn, and if you feel like you're not capable of that because the teacher demoralized you, then the teacher messed up, not you.
Indeed. The only problem is when I was in school taking 4 "study type" classes, I never had time to understand. I simply memorized for testing and then forgot it in order to memorize the next testing material. I'm not sure if many others felt and acted this way but I definitely did.
The US school system needs to be shut down and redone from the ground up, (which of course can't happen and is another topic altogether).
So instead of telling him that you didn't understand, you decided to call him bad?
I obviously don’t call him bad in class in front of all other students. I’m not from the west. This is qfter many office visits.
As someone that struggles with asking questions I love being in the presence of the "humble and honest idiot" since they tend to ask all the question's I should've asked.
As someone that asked the dumb questions, I was grateful when you sighed out loud with relief. We made a great team.
Rest assured that many others in the group were glad that you asked the question and benefitted from the answer.
I have been the person who dared to ask the questions they shouldn't (in the army) lol. You also need to know when and what to ask.
“If you’re dumb, you’re dumb, tf you gonna do”
- Julius Caesar maybe
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made me laugh, good work
"Read a book or something, idk"
- Napoleon Bonaparte maybe
@Kuba P subjective and insecure. Have a nice day u
That idiot burned library of Alexandria with his war.
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"Being the idiot in the room" is also a subtle way of telling the others in that room, that "I value your expertise on this subject, please teach me". This instantly creates a more trusting and productive environment and welds the team into a more solution oriented work flow.
Of course your questions have to be smart for them to yield the desired outcome.
Great point -- I agree that it's a tremendous sign of respect to ask questions and to seek understanding.
How do you know when a question is a smart question? Or what makes a question a smart question? Clearly didn't bother to elaborate that so uhh yes.
@@benkenobi3364 My opinion is that it's a question you ask, after you've processed what you do and don't understand. A smart question is one you've tried to answer for yourself first, not a blurted out one, that a second of thought would have answered.
@@Daniel_Bx What if you have stupid questions?
@@Daniel_BxI'm a fool so that's probably not going to be possible for me, I'm afraid.
I think the larger problem isn't people wanting to not look stupid (though there are a lot of people who do think that way) but rather people not wanting to have attention placed on themselves in a crowd of people.
I was never one to ask questions in school. But not necessarily because I didn't want to look stupid but because I didn't want to hold the lesson up or have everyone wait on me. The logic was that I could just get through the lesson quickly now and then spend time on my own later figuring it out.
The only time that there would be exception to this is when what is being explained is something that I would have to enact later. Then the fear of not understand what to do in a public space overrides not wanting to hold up a group lecture.
yeah, no one wants to be the nail that sticks out. when i was training for 2 weeks, i didn't ask or understood a thing that was instructed in the classroom. everyone had some professional experience besides me (another reason not to embellish your resume lol). after training was over, they gave us our service route and be on our way.
for the next few months, i was terrified being out on my own. i called field support for everything, all the way down to the most minute detail. i called so much, i could hear them mocking me in the background and sighing every time i called. at that point, i thought since they haven't written me up yet, i'm going to keep asking questions because that is what the service for and i'm allowed to. hell, i don't mind being the butt of jokes in that call center as long as i'm still getting paid.
I remember that we often got encouraged by our teachers to ask questions, but when we actually did they hated it.
Our questions often revealed huge knowledge gaps of our teachers. Some handled it professionally, told us they didn't know, they'll find out and come back to us. Which sometimes happened and other times they "forgot", but others just straight up made thing up on the spot to not lose face which ended in the class intentionally asking hard and in depth questions about topics we weren't really intrested in.
U missed the point, his point was to ask questions in the grown up bussiness. Its not about school. Time is not as limited as it is in school when you discuss ideas and wanne sell expesinve deals.
His point is "take your time to ask the questions your curiosity created".
And people with curiosity are the true learners of deep and complex contents.
Spoken like a true INTP.
You are not wrong in your observation, but both behaviors get you to the same place. Fortunately I figured this out early in my education, and was never afraid to ask as many questions as I needed. I just pretended that I was the only one in the class. The thing is, no one ever comes up to you after class and asks you to stop asking questions, so the initial premise is proven false once you start doing it.
"Don't quote things that I haven't said"
-sun tzu, the art of war
He probably didn't say that either lol
@@zachnies13 r/wosh
@@zachnies13 *UNO reverse*
@Gabriel santana thats a bad use of woosh i really hate when people mis use it
@@laithhah9331 just like the word "simp", no one really knows what it means SMH
"There's no shame in being an idiot, but it is a shame to stay an idiot"
- My Math teacher at school
hey every village needs at least one! ours is missing replaced by knowitalls
What a shame.
"Everyone is born ignorant. Only the stupid stay that way."
-My high school principal
☺️ The more you know, the more you realize what you don’t know.
- The idiot
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
― apparently Confucius, according to the top comment
Thank you Simon Sinek for saying that there is value in being an idiot. I felt like an idiot my whole life and understanding it from a beneficial perspective lifts the heaviness of the negative label I placed on myself. 🙏❤
This is a universal truth he just articulated. I learned this in college and witnessed it my entire working career. People who don’t understand would seldom say so or ask clarifying questions. It’s their loss.
"Stop quoting my brother."
~Moon Tzu
Ooohh boi🤣🤣
“… or I gonna f up …”
~Uranus Tzu
sounds like a quote from some mf Xing dynasty mythology bs
I wish this blows up
Lmao! 🤣🤣🤣
'If being curious is called being an idiot. I'm okay with it.' Wish we had more people around like him.
hmmm curious indeed
Acceptance of ignorance is the precursor to curiosity.
A person who thinks he knows everything cannot be curious.
I learned to start doing this from an episode on coach lasso where he gives a monologue about being curious and ask questions as opposed to write someone off and judge them immediately. Great advice
I feel like an idiot because even on a daily basis, when I’m talking to people, friends as well, I’m like, “who are we talking about?” “What do you mean?” and they give me this weird look 👀 like I should know what they’re talking about?
There is. You wishing it only means you havent see them around, but they are.
I always tune out what my teacher is saying while she addresses the class until after she’s done, then I call her over to my table and have her explain what we’re doing to me “in a way that even a 4 year old could understand” and have her explain to me why each and every step is there and what purpose it serves to reach the end goal…that’s the only reason I pass that class (or any of my classes for that matter)
I have this mentality, even if a well experienced person is talking about a specific matter that I don’t understand I insist on asking to explain it. Eventually more people on the room also realizes that they didn’t understand or something didn’t make any sense and we all insist. There are many well experienced professionals that doesn’t know much about their field, they did get there using another skills and that’s perfectly fine. If you want to lecture about something better be well prepared
This is the way most of the world works. It takes confidence to stop and ask questions to clarify. In a lot of cases things are being done wrong because no one asked. Great video!
I'm very guilty of this back in school. I had questions but I was too afraid to raise my hand and ask.
@@collar1967 it matters much. Cause i'll build myself up to not be afraid to ask questions at an early age. Which is useful in the real world
Yep I agree. It's surprising to me how myself or others down right refuse to do something even if its fun or ask a question simply out of fear of looking or sounding like an idiot or inexperienced at something.
@@cbdude how come?
The problem with humans is that they're too afraid to accept and admit they're human.
"If you think you're the smartest person in the room - you're sitting there alone"
- My divorce lawyer
Laughed harder than I probably should've..
I would like your comment but i like the number of likes it has now.
@@rahmanishtiaquejoy4223 Sorry to break it.
@@randomsircle wHaAt IsZz BwReaK sWiR/MaA4m
Thing is my friend got an IQ of 139.. What's he gonna do?
Awesome content! And thanks so much for NOT adding any background music while you speak to try to make it more motivational. This is great and free of distraction
Man, I wasn't even looking for this video, it's like it just came up out of nowhere and it's exactly what I needed to hear. Thank You!
Thats why school is wasting time mostly, you ask something and everyone is rolling eyes and shaming you, making you feel something is wrong with you and stop asking things again.
It’s not schools’ fault as much as not having the circle of safety that simon talks about I think, because whether at school work or even at social occasions if people don’t trust each other and are just there trying to impress others or protect themselves (you may argue impressing others is a way of protecting yourself), then everyone would do the pretend-I-understand dance.
I assume by "everyone" you mean the other students? Because then the problem would be how we don't teach people how to behave / learn
Learning should be a discussion not a lecture.
Simon sinek nails it over and over...
That's my experience in school awell, the teacher would tell us to do something but sometimes it was very ambiguous, because (like most people) she didn't pay enough attention to details nor she had an open mind. Despite the task being ambiguous, I remember trying to get more clues by observing what my classmates were doing, and to my surpise everyone understood something different, but the interesting part is that they had no doubt about what the teacher ment, in their minds they were so sure and confident.
I don't think it's just the school's fault. It's human nature. And the elites understand better than anyone how to manage and steer the herd and, like any farmer, reward and breed those that suit them the most.
why care about others that mean to you
I remember this one kid who always asked questions and everyone looked at him like he was the dumbest person in the room in math class. He was the reason I passed. I thank people like this for being who they are.
Bro that's my story too, thanks for sharing it with all of us.
I bet you dont actually thank them.
I remember one kid who deliberately asked detailed and ambiguous questions in an attempt to start a long, drawn-out, extensive explanation by the teacher which would result in many wasted class minutes listening instead of actually doing work.
Later, he would be a quarterback and win several state championships because he learned that crucial skill of holding the ball and making the clock run.
Not a genius. But, very clever at maneuvering towards what he wanted though
@@canadiansoviet We had a classmate that use to do that, he did it to look smarter, we called him "the psycho" and ended up punching him in the face.
@@ShoutsWillEcho1 Can you explain this?
why are you always have the exact answers for my questions dude? every time I look for an answer for my felling, there is a video of Simon Sinek explaining that its ok to feel like that. thank you very much.
I really appreciate this, because I am dyslexia and in school there were times i didn't understand stuff and i felt like i was the only one in the room that didn't, and if i asked questions student and even teachers would get frustrated with me. You should always have the courage to want to be better and not let others stop you or hold you back.
I too am dyslexia
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
― Albert Einstein
@@robertcellucci5148 ya that mine words ..
Absolutely right 👍
nah I'm pretty sure it was miley cyrus
I believe he might have just quoted it wrong. Because if you google "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." it shows Albert Einstein.
I like tacos
“Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.”
-The Dude
that's deep
Under rated
KM Hemmans The RUclipsr
Ur opinion
😂😂😂 stop it ...wait no! Keep going
Y'know, I'm also an idiot. And what matters is I embraced it. When you understand that it's actually not bad being an idiot (except if your idiocy can hurt people physically or mentally) life gets... only little easier for you. Sadly just little.
Why you ask? Because people get mad at you for asking too many questions and sometimes you asking the same questions again, because you just... forgot the answers. And it actually really hurts when people telling you almost direct that you stupid being...
After that you having a bad mood for a long time (hours). And when you in this condition you become more stupid than you already are. And it's just.. really painful for me.
I get it that people get mad because they can't be patient all the time. I understand.
(Next words will be a little bit off topic but its about my past idiocy, that HURT people, which was not okay. Im not embracing that idiocy. I embrace that I HAD that idiocy)
I was in situations with people who made dumbest decisions and i was angry. It was several years ago when i was pretty toxic on dumb people... I really sorry for them for my toxic actions. And it's funny (no) that I only started to understand my toxic behavior on dumb people when I started compare my dumbass and how people reacting to it and people dumbness and how I reacted to them. It was no difference... My idiocy didn't let me understand that a long time. But hey! Im an idiot! Im slow and forgetful! But like i said early, its ok to be an idiot when you are not hurting other people. My past idiocy hurt dumb people. And that's not ok. My idiocy now - I hope is ok right now.
I actually wasn't plan to say about my past toxicity in this comment but I just.. wanted to say it. Because I embraced my own past. And wrote this for people, who might be struggling with something relatable to my situation.
And now returning to the topic! And I guess to conclusion. It's ok to be an idiot if you don't hurt people AND ALSO don't get mad at people who might be dumb like you. It's called double standards if you do that like i did.. And of course for smart people. Don't get mad at dumb people.. you actually can hurt them.. And dumb people probably will become angry and their idiocy might become hurtful for others.
Be patient to others! And our lifes will become less sad!
(If you see many mistakes in my sentences im sorry. English is not my native language)
Thank you for putting the time on sharing your experience, sir ! It was a pleasure reading you
very relatable and just something small and simple that i’ve recently started doing in my life that you can apply immediately. Why not get a notebook? Write stuff you want to remember, it sounds like it might get messy but at least you remember more stuff than you did if you had not gotten a notebook. Our memory is quite weak compared to the wonders of technology or even simple primitive tools like pen and paper so utilize these things, make life 1% better everyday
But the main thing is you learned that you were being toxic, that makes you smart, dumb people don’t learn, if I’m in a meeting and someone asks a simple question to me, I always think my questions are stupid to some people, and a lot of times I think I know the answer, but was wrong, where are you,? I’m in Calgary.
English is my first language and I don't think I could have written anything as in depth and well as this...
"There's alot of value being an idiot🙂❤️" this saying can blow away more than half pain of my life....
"Being an idiot is better than trying to look smart"
-sun tzu, the art of war
He didnt say that
@@OkOk-kp6bf where’s the research at,can you back that statement up?😂
@@OkOk-kp6bf he did actually
Where
I looked it up
"If you get sick, it's because you're using your cellphone all day "
- mother
@ peanut butter. Jelly compliments you, and your mother is right. I don't watch TV or listen to the radio because it was making me sick, but RUclips also makes me sick (and here I am). However, in order to pay some bills I HAVE to use my phone for my delivery driver career, so I am in continual sickness. Life sucks more than I, but praise God I'm still alive and have yet to die. I love being the Dumbo in the room, I can't fly with my big ears, but I can listen to alien communication and learn on a daily basis which makes life extremely FUN and interesting
@@julieshrout9835 mother always right 😆❤️
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Important advice not just in being "the idiot", but in also being the brave. Most people are too cowardly to admit the emperor is naked, until someone finally stands up who isn't afraid of being "cancelled". We need people like that now more than ever!
It's not being an 'idiot' by just asking a question. Sometimes it can be quite serious, and a sensible question can save lives, time and money.
Great lesson! Many times we Fear the judgment of others for asking questions but you got to the point there.
"Better to be an idiot for a minute, than an idiot for a lifetime"
-Someone, probably Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu didn't write the Art of Life, I don't think. If anything, it's the Art of Murdering People from Foreign Countries Strategically, AKA the Art of War :p
😂😂😂😂😂
@chad kaminski
Sounds like you know all about it.
@chad kaminski damn bruh ok, don't take it too hard tho
@@hunormagyar1843 The art of war is about resolution of human conflicts, not war, can be used in bussiness, relationships, love, bla bla ... read it it's a good read
Bravo! It takes courage to speak up and ask questions to gain clarity in a room where the message is expected to be understood.
Look at this fool ready to ask questions 😆😂😂🤣🤣
🙌🏾
@Derrick D'Agostino 😆😆😆
@Music, raw. 😂😂🤣🤣🤣
I second this. I'm always asking asking questions because I do not feel comfortable until I get complete clarity
Thats how you gain knowledge, ask questions and dont bother with ppl that think you are slow or dumb, the once that keep their mouth shut will never learn new things. Love this one Simon, keep it up ! 😊
This does help a lot. People who have the confidence and doesn’t both necessarily does not have to be smart.
Thanks again..
“Don’t eat yellow snow”
- Sun Tzu: Art of war
Snow Tzu: The Art of Piss
Worse if it is brown.
"Never stand on railtrack when train is coming." -Sun ziti. Art of more.
Does the also apply to red snow?
"Don't spit in to the wind"
-Jim Croce: don't mess with Jim
"Never stop when you’re tired,
Stop when you’re done."
~Johny Sins
*Unless you're using a chainsaw, then definitely stop when you're tired 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao
Gots to see it though my boy
Should never stop. Period. Even when your done. Victory can still defeat you
We are being punished for not knowing things or for not understanding. That's the issue. We should be encouraged to say "I don't understand, can you explain it again?", but we aren't. It's a sad world we live in, where people with natural talent and knowledge will get ahead and the people who are late bloomers or who just take longer to grasp something will be left behind. It's like we're living in a damn jungle, but we aren't.
So you have a problem with talented and knowledgeable people not pulling along those that aren't? LOL. Ya that's totally unfair.
@@stinkyham9050hat’s not the problem. The problem is that our education system is set up in such a way that you can only succeed or pull ahead if you’re just naturally talented. If you don’t understand something basically immediately after you’re taught it the first time then you’re already behind. That isn’t a healthy or efficient way to be taught things. And it’s probably why most people don’t remember a lot of the stuff they were taught throughout their school career.
I always waited till after class in college to seek clarification on things from the professor. Got sick of sticking my neck out for all those who just wanted to look good. You earn the benefit of knowledge. I always scored better on exams.
Shout out to all the brave idiots in my classrooms, the only time I ever understood stuff deeply was when someone else asked a question for me. Love you guys
Exactly
sometimes I ask questions even though I totally understood it, because my friends didn't understand and they are afraid to ask questions
@@WhiteSparr0w 💯
@@WhiteSparr0w you are a good friend
@@WhiteSparr0w A real hero!
“If you know you are stupid, you are smart. If you don't know you are stupid, you are happy”
― Albert Albeinstein
Albert Einstein ? The thief ?lol
what if i think i am smart and still not happy, but also think i should behave stupid? Am i smart? Am i happy? What am I?!
@@benjaming.8368 why would you want to behave stupid anyway?
@@benjaming.8368 just a dik really
I don't understand why you think that asking questions make you stupid. That is true wisdom
Why do you feel ashamed?
love this! i can definitely relate and even though I've never heard it put like that I always knew there was value in my action to ask and clarify that which I didn't know or understood
When in February 2022 I joined the company where I'm currently working, the Trainer told us (we were a bunch of 4 newbies) "Here there are no stupid questions, please don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand" - I never felt so happy of this work culture, a great start.
“I hate it when people confuse education with intelligence, you can have a bachelors degree and still be an idiot” -Elon musk
Perfect example. Simon Sinek has a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and he's still an idiot.
You can have a PhD and still be an idiot
@@alonsobruni8131 true, but probably less likely. If Simon Sinek actually had a PhD in all those topics he talks about, maybe he wouldn't come across like an idiot. But instead he just has a bachelor's degree in something completely unrelated.
@@alonsobruni8131 I've got a PHD in my pants if that counts
Elon Musk is neither educated nor intelligent, he just got luck and influence to hire now the most intelligent and educated experts to work for him. If you need to follow a cult, he's the one. If you want to work on much better plans for present and future, trust in yourself, educate yourself, explore your abilities and don't follow anyone, who wants to explain the world to you via social networks.
I asked the majority of the "stupid questions"... and graduated top of my class. I value my education over my pride. It's really as simple as that.
If you ask questions doesn't mean you're stupid, there are so many things out there, it's better to be sure and ask whenever you have a question than assume, assuming things, yes, that is stupid.
why people take pride in not asking questions is beyond me
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee they're afraid of what other people think, they afraid of showing themselves they don't understand something.
But i don't think that's correct, at least in all cases, if you have a question ask, you'll be dumb for a moment, if you don't ask, you'll be dumb for a lifetime.
@@nicholastsagkos7063 Exactly!
Besides, if you're in class to learn, it's reasonable to assume you DON'T know things going in. So... ask questions.
Of course there's a line (albeit a blurry one) between seeking more information and being disruptive. I lost count of the number of after-class "can you explain this to me?" conversations I had with my instructors. The nods from my classmates made it clear I was right to ask.
@@nicholastsagkos7063 you're never dumb. period. being smart is not about knowing everything, cuz nobody is omnipotent enough to know everything all the time, like come on. They set unrealistic expectations of themselves and then get surprised when those expectations can't be met. It's like laying a rake infront of yourself then stepping forward and being surprised it hit you in the face. Like, i'm baffled by this
Maintaining the role of an idiot is very useful in business. People think they can do whatever they like to you and almost always they reveal it somehow so that you can avoid the damage happening. For me this has been working well for a long time. I often gain extra information of competitors and reveal to myself the future plans of other companies.
Worked for Claudius. Kept him alive as well.
I just think he is soooo BRILLIANT!! A true sign of intelligence is where one can understand they don’t know!!
I appreciate and applaud 👏🏼 you! A hero of mine!!
Lol everyone just quoting proverbs now. Here's mine "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today" - Chinese guy
And the _WORST_ time is during a hurricane. I learned that one the hard way. I was the idiot in the room who didn't ask questions.
I didn't know that but I 've figured out by myself - life experience
What's a tree ?
@@janjohnny4945 learn from your mistake is good. Learn from other's mistake is wisdom
@@AstroBear11 you Irish ?
"Just talk really complex stuff that they get completely confused and won't even dare to ask you a question."
- My ex-boss
In other words... "If you can't bedazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit."
THrough consciousnesses and impatient understandability of differentiation we can factorise the quadratic equation of the trigonometric sequence in order to fully simplify and therefore make the plant grow.
Thats what I do to my boss. Explain things in the most complex way possible so all he can do is nod and say "OK well keep up the good work". Lmao
@@the420man23 😁
@@TheTexasCanuck This quote is amazing.
The moment i got motivation from the video and ton of idea from comment section.
Thank you so much 🙏
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 5 months ago about self development. Now I have 291 subs and almost > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place.
"No matter where you go, there you are."
- Marco Polo
😂😂
"If someone kills you, you die." - Eddard Stark
Thats actually buckaroo banzai
Despite advances in modern medicine, death is still the number 1 killer.
😂
"Sometimes the algorithm leads you to unbidden places."
- Confusion
I have always had the same mantra. I walk into a meeting and if I know I am in over my head, I simply announce, without shame, that you need to speak to me slowly, like I am an idiot, and I will ask a lot of dumb questions until I understand--but I "will" understand. Years later I saw basically the exact same scene with Jeremy Irons in Margin Call. I love being able to take complex stuff people say and boil it down into something simple I can transfer to someone else. Nice video! Good for you for posting this.
After 40 years in business, including sales roles in publicly traded firms, I can only but wholeheartedly say AMEN. This is so very spot on.
"never wipe your arse with a hedgehog" - sun tzu, The art of war
Taking notes...
Too late...
🙏🏼
I laugh as my hedgehog stabs me.
@@alperdogru6522 🤣
True intelligence is acknowledging what you don’t know.
-Christopher Hitchens
I think he also said :
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding
@@stanmelies2835 pretty sure he didn’t.
@@adam_p99 maybe not on earth
@@stanmelies2835 think he said it whilst on Endor
True intelligence is evolving your brain and being consistent with the aquiring of new information. And the thing is, that the more you learn, the more easy it is going to be to learn new information.
That guy is a freaking Hero! Thank you for saying this!
I do this. It's great advice because after lectures or meetings people will come to me and thank me for asking the questions because they didn't know either
"Look, that guy has a gun."
- Franz Ferdinand
Craaazy good
I thought it was a quote of Nikolai II
under rated
You are definitely not the idiot in the room. ;-)
I tought i heard him sayin "look! That guy got a sandwich"
If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.
An employer of mine said this:"if you think you can do better than the best worker at your current company, find something else/new". Half way my workingtime(lets say 6 months) he said; you always seem to see when the right time is to move onward, that I admire about you.
Still remember those words to this very day :) .
That's sound advice. I know people that were comfortable being the smartest person in the room, but when confronted with other challenges, they fall apart and look for someone else to blame.
Jordan Peterson
care to explain ? in detail.not just throw around thr phrase
Ask everybody in the room can i borrow some money then leave the room ..... Right !!
Love this. I’ve always asked a lot of questions. I never wanted to appear like an idiot but that often lead me to believe I knew more than I did. Looking back now, I was the idiot in the room. I just never perceived myself that way. My distorted perception; everyone learns this way. I asked questions with an outcome already in mind which made it hard for me to fully see other perspectives sometimes but I’m working on it everyday.
I think that happens in classrooms all the time. Thank you for sharing Simon xx 😘
Admitting to being stupid requires a lot of bravery - "I'm okay being the idiot" is a good charm to counter that fear indeed.
In the story he is telling I hear "those dumb mba executives wouldn't understand a thing and would be even dumber than me not asking"
stupid people never admit they're stupid.........
@Noah Samm people seem to miss the difference between smart and intelligent
This happens to EVERYONE in high school. The "stupidest" person in the room always raising their hand is the valedictorian. The rest of us were too embarrassed to raise our hands.
Sir what is a valedictorian? (Stupid question)
or nobody cares in my case.
We just want to pass lol
@@southlondon86 I think its like the number 1 student. Usually during graduation day this is the student who would give a speech
@@FPLogistic Thank you sir
Well, it's because it takes the confidence away when you raise your hand as the only one who would do so, because you only raise your hand for the sense of not everyone talking at the same time. It is like being the leader but acting like the opposite for no reason though, only stupid thing to do. (I meant that in a relieving sense.)
I learned this as a young dumb boot camp Naval officer, when I had smart, much older more knowledgable senior enlisted working for me. They were smart but I was accountable, but the discussions also forced them to think outside the box rather than falling back on "this is how we've always done it." I've been an analyst my whole career, never the expert on a subject, but I learned how to break down a process and a project.
This is also a good lesson for those who are smart who have to bring someone in on the idea. You can't truly master your topic if you can't simplify it.
Very true. If you won't ask, you'll never know! Luckily for me, I can Google anything nowadays 👍
Not anything plus Google isn't reliable at all. But yes definitely agree that we can find out so much ourselves.
Omg me and new generation have this super amazing so many problems u can solve with internet ....
@@mustafairaq7367 I find google more reliable than asking a person, who is likely to say "I don't know" anyway
@@ye_boi and they tell you to Google it anyway lol
Hopefully an EMP will knock out the planet's electronics, rendering you and your kind defenseless...
"If everyone in the comments is posting quotes you better do the same to not look stupid“
- Homer Simpson
Sounds like something Homer would actually think in his head.
@@rmj8905 quote:
Lisa: "Tis better to shut your mouth and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
Homer's mind: "Uh oh, what did thwt mean? Better say something or they'll think you're stupid!"
Homer's mouth: "Takes one to know one!"
Homer's mind: "swish!"
I love this lol.
Homer brain
That's not even being an idiot. That is called "knowing what you know" and not being embarrassed by it.
SIMON IS A INTROVERTED TRUE GENIUS WHO UNDERSTANDS HIS POSITION IN THE UNIVERSE . COOL AND HONEST MAN HE IS .
“A man once stared into a blinking light, then shook.”
- Convulsion
As an epileptic I found this outstandingly hilarious
You deserve way more than 39 likes 😂😂
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Excuse me 🖐 what us that 🤔
"never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you" ~Rick Astley
Does this count as a rick roll ?
Haaaaaaaa
@@aa_gg Of course it does.
Also, goddammit, I got rickrolled again...
Damn I thought desert was undress
No....... no!!!! I refuse to be Rick Rolled in the comments... come on man, life is too short for this.
So simple, yet so effective! Thank you
Wish I had this advice in back in 1st grade. Always afraid to look stupid asking questions in class. Prob cost me a lot of knowledge and wisdom. Needed to hear this 🙏🏻
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
- Pamela Anderson, Krakow 1942
💀☠️
"Don't believe every quote you see on the internet"
- Adolf Hitler
You know, I've heard Hitler was a real jerk. Why would I listen to advice from him?
@@flare3000 you clearly don’t get it, do you
@@flare3000 "In Adolf Hitler we can trust."
-- Martin Luther King
I'm dead! ROFL.
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face - Ghandi
THANK you for this.
Clarity is King.... This is how I've achieved some of my biggest Wins.... And while you may look to be less knowledgeable to others, this method has earned me a lot of respect among the people who matter.
"Rather be an idiot among kings, than king of the idiots"
― My cat
I dont think anyone is a idiot!
@Francisco Pereira I feel like wise lol
@Francisco Pereira I feel like wise lol
@Yongo Bazuk Why do that? Unless they are secretly trying to stab you in the back! Than try loving them from a distance!
Amongus
"You're not that guy, pal, trust me, you're not that guy."
-That guy
amazing. Thank you Simon.
Totally agree, you must accept that you dont know or understand certain things before you can start working on changing that. While ego does hurt, at the end ego wont matter but a life you lived will.
This is me! People had even thanked me for asking questions because they were afraid to do so and were just pretending to understand. Communication is the responsibility of the communicator, so if I want to get it but I don’t, it’s not my fault so please, explain it more 😄
Yeah that's me the guy who's afraid to ask questions because I might still not understand what the teacher said even though it explains it 2x so I just chill
To be honest, most adults ask questions when they don't understand something.
@Yongo Bazuk idk if you were being sarcastic, but I've gotten the impression ignorant people are the ones who pretend to know what's going on. Rather someone asks me what I mean instead of leaving me to speak to a wall
@Yongo Bazuk whoa.. and how is that working out for you?
I've had this same experience. Even when a tech would come to fix things when I was a kid, I'd ask all sorts of questions and never had a tech that was reluctant to talk about the thing they were most passionate and/or most knowledgeable about! Asking questions is very *human* :D
This is the problem with growing narcissistic traits within society.
I remember one bully in high school making fun of me because I would always ask questions during class.
That bully is probably flipping burger patties somewhere now :D I know how my "bullies" ended up in life and it makes me laugh each time I remember... which is not so often because once I found out the 1st time they pretty much dropped out of my memories for good :D
Karma gets all the bullies who bullied us all in school.
@@presntnowno they dont. You were a kid and so were they move on you dork
This is one of the people who gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 2 months ago about self development and now have 69 subs and almost 55 hours watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so much lessons that I couldn’t have learned without getting started in the 1st place
This was so motivational thank you thank you thank you 😍🙏❤ go you man!!!
Everything he just said boils down to honesty; just be honest enough to be who you are and if that's a problem for others it's their problem not yours.
True. That explains why an honest person is treated like an idiot.
"I don't know it" is the most underrated sentence these days. We all have to pretend we know everything about anything whilst we don't. And that is perfectly fine.
Maybe because everyone is "expected" to know . This make everyone second guessing to ask even something so simple.
I don‘t know.
I am getting better at this. By doing this it has also helped me in other areas such as building on conversations and relationships with people which has been a weak area of mine.
The best questions possible are "Why" and "How"... The first one gets you to know what someone has already discovered... The second one helps you build on what humanity has already built
The problem is that in life you must simultaneousoy look smart AND ask questions. Give me a inspirational quote that tells me how to do that!
Yup. And often, the person explaining something doesn't actually understand the information enough to explain it well.
You don’t know how much this helps smart people who may seem stupid to others… Thanks
It’s always taken me longer than everyone to comprehend a new skill or new work structure or understand what most people find insanely easy. BUT- once I do learn, I master it. I become better at it than those who taught me. People don’t want to teach me the way I need to be taught. So, I learn the hard way. Which, usually strengthens me and works out for my good. I may not be the sharpest tool in the box, but I’m damn sure the strongest (inside)
Nice one
example of a skill you learned?
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@@gamespoint1701 I like your guess but let's hear it from her 😏
I'm the same. I generally prefer to learn something well enough so i can teach it properly to others. This would often annoy anyone like my father or teacher if they told me theres a few ways to do something, but "this" way is the best and refuse to tell me why the other ways were not best. So i would do stuff the wrong way to understand.
I get frustrated being told just do something a certain way and get overly curios on whats not explained. I guess its my personal little ocd
That’s why children are inspiring: They’re always asking questions and don’t harbour the fear of being berated or scorned for their lack of knowledge. It’s a shame that the adult world can’t adopt this mindset.
They have no fear of risk. There's obviously good reason to be concerned about risk, but there is NO reward without risk. You have to accept some degree of risk to accept some degree of reward.
Why?
Adults CAN adopt this mindset but most probably don't. My mind is always open, I'm always curious and I ask questions and learn new things ALL the time! That is why I'm kicking most people's ass in every field because I stay on top of my game. To bring back that childlike mindset is a must in the modern world. People with a fixed mindset end up nowhere as they are not willing to change and adapt to the changing times. In fact, the only thing that is constant is change. You must constantly move forward no matter what.
@@jimbojones8208 because the mind of an adult it’s very old to have the same energy as one of a child. It’s a biological thing.
because the mind of an adult it’s very old to have the same energy as one of a child. It’s a biological thing.
It's very important not to afraid to ask questions, no matter how experienced or educated you are, that's one of the most valuable things i learned while working in London in engineering firms, if you don't understand something, just ask, it's better to ask something than assume, and then spend more time fixing the mistake, double check it with one or more people.
Sharing the knowledge is what makes us stronger and wiser.
My teachers always used to tell me if you have a question you should ask because most likely there’s other people who have the same question. I’m so glad I had good teachers growing up
I tell the kids I teach that I don't want answers, I want a question to generate 10 or more questions. Then your thinking.
@@grandadneal8114 hmmmm.
@@rafaelros2307 is that hmmmm im thinking about that? or hmmm your an idiot.? Im happy either way.
I think that's what a leader looks like - breaking the barrier of fear even if it takes to look like an idiot, and somehow eventually getting to the base of everything else - the truth. Thank you Simon for coming up on this.
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"I never said any of that stuff, stop misquoting me!"
-Mark Twain
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You ROCK Simon. I’ve been a huge fan for years.
A simple like dosn't do this justice! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! You are so, so right! Thank you!