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# [Be the idiot](https://blog.danwald.me/be-the-idiot?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

ask questions Kirill's article on asking the dumb questions is a good read. The linked Simon Sinek video is an apt anecdote at the end. The military's core tenet of avoiding miscommunication is achiev

Sep 13 · 1 min read · blog.danwald.me  
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[Ира Иващенко](https://hashnode.com/@irusik)

[Sep 13](https://hashnode.com/posts/be-the-idiot/6aa67bba02f965645c61aca1/comment/6aa6be952de024b8b4affd24)

A very good point. Sometimes one simple question can save much more time than trying to guess what was meant.