「我不知道」

类别：成长

讲述职场人告别十五年“不懂装懂”的伪装，坦诚说出“我不知道”后获得的释然与轻松。

时长 48 秒 · 语速 155 wpm

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In a meeting last month, 上个月开会的时候，

my manager turned to me and asked a question. 我主管转过头来问了我一个问题。

I didn't know the answer. 我不知道答案。

For most of my career, I've had a method for this moment. 在我职业生涯的大部分时间里，遇到这种情况我都有套应付的办法。

I talk. 那就是硬聊。

I say something that sounds smart, 说点听起来挺厉害的话，

with long words, and I hope nobody asks again. 扯点专业大词，然后祈祷别再有人追问。

I've been doing it for fifteen years. 这套路我已经用了十五年了。

It's exhausting. 真的很累人。

This time, I was too tired to perform. 但这次，我实在太累了，演不下去了。

"I don't know," I said. “我不知道，”我说，

"I'll find out and tell you by Friday." “我去查一下，周五前答复您。”

I waited for the ceiling to fall. 我当时甚至做好了天塌下来的准备。

My manager nodded. 但我主管只是点了点头。

"Great. “挺好，

Thanks." 谢了。”

And she moved on to the next thing. 然后她就接着讨论下一项了。

That was all. 就这么简单。

Nobody thought less of me. 没人因此看轻我。

Fifteen years of pretending, and the truth took four seconds. 装了整整十五年，而说出真相只要四秒钟。

Three small words. 就三个字而已。

I've rarely felt so light. 我很少感到这么轻松释怀过。