Look or Stay Stupid?
2025-04-05 —
Michael Haupt
I often say that when I don’t understand something, I’m facing the decision to look stupid or stay stupid by asking or not asking a question. I’ve practiced this take since my university days, and have been looked at down people’s noses more than once for it. And yet, I’ve learned something on each of these occasions, which has helped in hindsight.
Imagine my satisfaction when I learned that this take of mine is backed by empirical research. Hooray!
The article is a bit older, and I’ve been aware of Carole Dweck’s work for a while, but hadn’t made this connection until very recently.
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