> 2. Smart people want to solve their own problems. Don't offer solutions. No one will feel empowered or much of a sense of accomplishment implementing your solution. Instead tell them the challenges that they will face for various options and let them draw their own conclusions.

Boss: so, why are you recommending <thing>?

Me: someone in the Internet said it was a good idea. No, I don't know what criteria they were using to evaluate it. Or what else they considered. Or how well they understood what we're going to use it for.

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But sure, say it's just about feelings and self-actualization and status games and nothing to do with trust and explainability.