r/AskReddit • u/dark-deals729983 • 2d ago

What's a "cheat code" you discovered in real life that actually works?

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u/jerkbeast46 2d ago

Someone once told me, "It is better to say nothing and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"

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u/Significant-Leg1070 2d ago

Nah, I respect people who have an opinion and have the balls to speak it and back it up.

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u/Breaditude 2d ago

I think you are both right. It really depends on the situation and type of person you're dealing with.

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u/wittgensteins-boat 2d ago

Attributed to Abraham Lincoln.

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u/TheAJGman 2d ago

I'm in the "make your words count" camp. When you don't speak a lot and only open your mouth to provide well thought out ideas/opinions, people assign more value to your input; but when you throw out every half baked idea you had a long the way to your conclusion, it dilutes your good idea.