“I don’t know” is half of knowledge


Salam Reader, When someone asks us a question about money and we’re not certain of the answer, what do we do? Do we admit that we do not know, or do we assemble bits and pieces into something that sounds like an answer? Sometimes I’ll read an article about a field I know very little about and come away feeling surprisingly well informed. I follow the explanation and think I’ve understood the subject. Then someone asks a question the article didn’t cover, and I realize how little I actually...