012 Normalizing "I Don't Know"
Week 12 of 2024 I realize that “I Don’t Know” is not widely accepted in the adult world. If you don’t know on the job, it is often viewed as incompetent. In the spiritual circles, “I Don’t Know” can be attributed to a lack of faith. I find it relieving to say “I don’t know.” It pushes for further exploration into a thing. It is a verbal acknowledgement of a limitation but not quite an admission of an inability to learn or figure out. Normalize being ok with not knowing, while asking for time to go get an answer. Social media may be one of the largest culprits in the creation of a know it all society. With the growth of reels, podcast, and independent journalism, it can seem that every opinion is valid and there are a LOT of opinions out there. Its dangerous to put out information as if it is truth before validating what is being said. Police have raided the wrong homes. Doctor’s offices have given the wrong diagnosis. The automotive and food industry have recalls yearly. Maybe it is more important to meet financial goals or monthly quotas. Maybe “I don’t know” adds too much time to the process. I’m sure we all have experience in finding out just how much those mistakes cost in the end. I’m choosing to focus more on what I do know and when the time and opportunity arise, I’ll do the research and learn what new information I need to know.
