“The smartest people I know are the quickest to point out — no matter who else is in the room — when a particular topic or tidbit of knowledge is beyond them. They ask, they clarify, and now they’re just a little bit smarter than when the meeting started. Half the time, they’re asking about something no one else in the room knew either — it’s just that the others were unwilling to speak up and admit it.”

Know What You Don’t Know