My training as a researcher in psychology also heavily emphasized the power of saying "I don't know." I've never grokked the utility of pretending otherwise.
My take on the "fake it 'til you make it" thing is slightly different from yours: it means putting in the work (often addressing one's impostor syndrome) until it's inescapably clear that one has "made it."
My training as a researcher in psychology also heavily emphasized the power of saying "I don't know." I've never grokked the utility of pretending otherwise. My take on the "fake it 'til you make it" thing is slightly different from yours: it means putting in the work (often addressing one's impostor syndrome) until it's inescapably clear that one has "made it."