There is no better way to stick out like a sore thumb than to mention the educated talking points on a specific subject, as if they are insightful.

For people in the know, these points are so obvious they don't need to be mentioned.
Anyone naturally curious will find themselves in a constant state of being on both sides of this situation.

Telling smart people things they already know in one area...while also getting annoyed in other areas when someone just discovered the obvious.
It's challenging, because constantly talking about the obvious can be exhausting. But you also want to be nice about it.

While trying to get a better handle on my ego, I'm trying to move from having a natural reaction of:
To something more along the lines of Don Draper here:
I'd say that's progress 🤪

Slow steps lol
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