If you still have to ask, shame on you
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Repeated questioning implies a failure to learn or understand.
- In plain terms
- You should know by now if you ask again.
- What can you take from it?
- Learn quickly so you do not have to ask twice.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What should you know by now?
- How do you retain knowledge?
Another view
Some topics are too complex to master immediately.
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