I Don’t Know

There’s a word most people have never heard that describes something most people do every day. It’s called ultracrepidarianism, giving opinions on things you have no real knowledge about.

Ryan unpacks why we feel pressure to have a “take” on everything, why ChatGPT access doesn’t equal a PhD, and why the smartest people he’s ever been around are the ones most comfortable saying, “I don’t know.” Here’s the irony: we all feel pressure to be a know-it-all, but nobody actually likes being around one. So we’re chasing the very thing we can’t stand in other people.

In this episode, Ryan gives you permission to be a know-it-some, and explains why “I don’t have enough information to have a strong thought on that” might be the most powerful sentence you say this week.