Do people who don't pretend to know kill people?

In life, there are indeed many people who are very low-key and modest, but some people like to pretend not to understand. Always hide things you don't know, don't pretend to know, pretend to be knowledgeable. Or know a little, just say it in front of others.

Why do people always pretend not to understand?

Read such a joke:

Someone asked, "What do you think of Shakespeare?"

A said, "Not bad, but not as good as XO."

B retorted, "Hey! Don't pretend to understand! Shakespeare is a dessert, how can you order wine! "

This joke is ironic, but it is short and full of philosophy.

In fact, if you think about it, almost everyone will have such a person. So, why do some people like to pretend not to understand?

Psychologists from Cornell University in the United States have studied this. They think that most people don't pretend to know in order to cover up their ignorance.

Because if we can't answer other people's questions, we will worry whether they think we are ignorant. So the brain will quickly search and make up information that can be answered. Although our answers may not be correct, at least when chatting, we will not appear so ignorant.

Of course, some people don't pretend to understand, just to save face or to win vanity praise. But in fact, many times, if you don't pretend to understand, it will only make you look down.

This reminds me of a WeChat group added not long ago. There are experienced elders and young people in the group, and the topics are constant and the themes are fresh.

One of them is a girl, who almost always speaks when everyone speaks. It seems that when everyone is chatting together, she can't show her knowledge without talking.

But in fact, some topics, as long as you open your mouth, how much ink you have, everyone already knows. And don't pretend to understand, everyone has seen it, but no one has poked it.

In the final analysis, not pretending to understand is actually a kind of self-deception, and it is also a cover-up for one's own shortcomings in the process of seeking knowledge.

"Will I be teased by others if I ask such a silly question?"

"Everyone knows, I don't understand. It is really embarrassing. "

It is these concerns that make people pretend to understand. Doing so may satisfy your vanity, but it loses the opportunity to learn new knowledge.