Knowing the answer and never saying it is like having a key you never try in the lock.
CREATIVITY
CREATIVITY
Staying quiet when you know something feels safe, because there is no chance of being wrong in public. The cost is invisible: the group goes without what you had, and nobody ever finds out you had it. Over time people build a picture of what you can do from what you actually said. Silence tends to get read as not knowing.
Say the thing once this week in a room where you would normally hold back. You do not need to be certain, and you are allowed to say you are not. The discomfort drops sharply after a few repetitions, and being wrong occasionally costs far less than you expect.
What answer did you keep to yourself in class yesterday?
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.