Sue SmithGoing to run a series of workshops for men in which we practice saying "I don't know" for an hour
In the follow up ✨advanced✨ class we replace saying "I don't know" with saying nothing at all 🎉
Robee? Na! 🌈@RobeeShepherd 🤣 help it's only the second of jan
@sue You can lead a man to water, but he’ll tell you how you should have done it
Oblomov@sue how do you assess if they're practicing correctly or just fell asleep though? Or is that enough to pass the class
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Willow, Venus Pirate 🏳️⚧️@sue Will there be practicals for specialized subtopics that men excel in, like gender, knowing-what’s-best-for-other-people, and driving directions?
Cultist of Sooty@sue Many years ago I trained to be a clown. The very first exercises we did were to:
1. Stand in front of the class for 2 minutes repeating "I don't know what I'm doing, and that's ok".
2. Go on stage and do and say *nothing at all* for 2 minutes while everyone watches you.
I am not joking when I say that those two exercises, and the clowning courses, have been among the most useful things I ever learned in my life.
Thiago@sue specially when a woman is already talking.
cyplo@sue I would unironically like to attend
pancho@sue dope, please sign me in.
Ertain@sue Good idea.
Twotired@sue As a man, I’m going to tell everyone that the first one will be held tomorrow at 2pm.
Giles Edwards@sue Hey everyone, I am Giles Man.
I've been comfortable—and happy—to say "I don't know" for years. I've even mastered part two, saying "I'm sorry" without providing caveats.
Ask me how your life can be easier when you gracefully bow to reality.
Seán Fenian@sue You could hire my partner as a trainer. She loves to pose questions to which the first answer that springs to my mind is, "Why on earth do you think I would know that?" or "My knowledge of that is 40+ years out of date."
Of course, I'm not neurotypical ...
Of course, I'm not neurotypical ...
Syed Izhan Khilji@sue hahhahaah
Pauline Oplossingen bestaan al@sue Can you also run one for women? Some seem to suffer similar behaviour. Maybe directly the advanced class? Just silence...
48kRAM@sue This workshop sounds suspiciously like my dayjob 🤪
Cocaine Owlbear@sue I don't know
Jamie Hamel-Smith@sue genuinely something I remember my dad teaching me when I was a kid. He said that people will try to answer even when they have no clue what they are talking about. Then he said “Jamie, ‘I don’t know’ is always an OK thing to say”.
Pete ZicatoHow is this different from men who post blonde jokes?
Angela G@sue Can you include “Thanks for sharing that new information. I was wrong before and I appreciate your correction?” Or would it cost way too much to ask for that.
rob@sue How about a catchy theme song: https://youtu.be/h_5q0n2mDR8?si=C-hagIYmODAcyyvL
The Sheepdogs - "I Don't Know" - official music video
Alan Miller 
🇺🇦@sue but will you have similar sessions for women to say "for a man"?
Xanathon@sue I don't know if that is a good idea ... (duck&run, scnr) ;)
Kayakpatrick@sue perhaps you can start by asking what they want to eat. I find this gets an immediate "I don't know" from most folks.
Ángela Stella Matutina"I don't know that I can say I don't know, so AIUI..."
"I don't know, but if you will allow me to speculate..."
"I don't know, but I think..."
(Nothing less than a short, sharp shock to the genital area will stop them.)
cc @EverMama8_
The Dan@sue It's a very powerful phrase.
David W. Jones@sue Will there also be a series of workshops for men in which we practice saying, "Yes, we're lost, let's ask someone for directions."?
Julescelt@sue Can you also hold one where men have to say 'women are human beings too'?
Then after they master that one 'LGBTQ folks are humans also'?
Peter Skov Larsen ★"Those who know do not speak.
Those who speak do not know."
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