Saying 'I Don't Know' Is the New Alpha
signulll · x · 2026-08-31
The author suggests that using "I don't know" as an answer, even just once, immediately earns more respect.
- New Alpha: Expressing ignorance is becoming a new competitive advantage.
- Personal Practice: The author notes that 50% of their thoughts result in unanswerable questions. However, when necessary, they can reason to get within an order of magnitude of correctness, which is typically sufficient for macro-level decisions.
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