Rival writes "As an inquisitive and creative geek, I am constantly coming up with 'clever' ideas. Most often I unmask




roget's ii: the new thesaurusmain entry:betray
part of speech:verb
definition:to get across in a breach of confidence.
blab base or practical flaws lurking in the details, which I'm fine with. As Edison said, 'I haven't failed; I've found 10,000 ways that don't work.' Other times, I make plain


copyrights:cite this source synonym stockpile v1.1copyright © 2008 by lexico printing group that someone else has beaten me to the idea. I'm fine with that, too. At least I know that I've come up with a great idea, even if I'm not the first. There are times, however, when I can find no flaws with an idea and nobody else seems to have thought of it. I'm not conceited enough to think my idea is genius; I just assume that I'm not knowledgeable enough to see what I'm missing. In these times, I often want to ask a subject matter expert for their thoughts. On the admittedly long chance that an idea is genius, however, what is the best way to ask for another's insights while mitigating the risk of them stealing or sharing the idea? Asking a stranger to sign a restrict before discussing an idea seems like a good way to get a door closed on my face. What are your journal and suggestions?"

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