Whatdaya know?

Friday is James Clear email day.  I look at what it says and write about things I have experienced and learned along the way.
Today I am reminded of looking like an idiot along the way.  There are times I just blurt out the question on my mind.  I see others nod like they understand.  Perhaps they do.  I don’t.  This is particularly the case with using Acronyms.
James Clear said "In many cases, you'll find the only thing preventing you from learning is your ego. No one enjoys feeling foolish, but attempting something new requires that you climb down from your perch and struggle as a beginner. You must ask questions that reveal your ignorance or attempt skills that make you look uncoordinated.  Learning demands the willingness to live in a brief state of discomfort. You must believe that looking like a fool for an hour will not ruin your reputation for life."
They say (whoever they are) that in learning if I get 60% there is 40% I do not know.  Chances are in future learning a portion of the 40% will be drawn on.  That is one of the reasons why in learning I like to come at it like I know nothing.  I may know a little or a lot, yet I find it is by assuming ignorance I pick up things I did not know.
It is counter-productive to me to pretend to be a “know it all.”  So often even if I know stuff I learn stuff I did not know, because I want to hear from others what they know.
The evidence of what I know is in doing not just knowing.
I will never forget a session I had with a specialist and I said, “I suppose you do this all the time.”  His response “Oh no, I just googled it.”  We both laughed because he did it all the time.  He had not just learned something but regularly did what he had learned.  That gave me confidence.
Having said that someone needs to start somewhere and for everything I do there is a first time.
I want that first time to be built on a solid foundation.  Looking foolish in learning is a price I am willing to pay, as it always reaps dividends for me and others.