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Carl Richards: One Of The Smartest Money Strategies Is Asking When You Don’t Know
FYI: Remember that kid in your high-school geometry class who raised his hand and asked the question everyone knew the answer to? Remember how the class laughed and thought he was so dumb?
Carl Richards took a very safe path when writing an article about asking questions. Not many folks would disagree with the importance of doing so.
The article did bring two bits of wisdom that I partially retain to surface. I say partially because I don't remember the exact quote or their sources. The first is that if you ask the question, you might be considered a fool for a few minutes. If you don't ask the question, you might be a fool forever. The second is that a smart person carefully frames a probing better question, and consequently gets a better answer.
These are my imperfect recalls of these famous sayings. Asking honest questions is never a bad idea.
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Carl Richards took a very safe path when writing an article about asking questions. Not many folks would disagree with the importance of doing so.
The article did bring two bits of wisdom that I partially retain to surface. I say partially because I don't remember the exact quote or their sources. The first is that if you ask the question, you might be considered a fool for a few minutes. If you don't ask the question, you might be a fool forever. The second is that a smart person carefully frames a probing better question, and consequently gets a better answer.
These are my imperfect recalls of these famous sayings. Asking honest questions is never a bad idea.
Best Wishes.