Jon Goodman

I'll add a third reason because I think you nailed the first two. I'll add a third reason why I found that people are pretty resistant to this. And it's imposter syndrome. And so can I tell a quick story?

So in college, my roommate smoked a joint, put a bunch of oil on a pan, was going to fry some potatoes, and then went and lay down and fell asleep. And what happened is that the pan got on fire. And when I walked in, my roommate is sleeping, to be honest. I don't actually remember. I probably smoked the joint with him. I don't actually remember. Either way, he was sleeping.

So in college, my roommate smoked a joint, put a bunch of oil on a pan, was going to fry some potatoes, and then went and lay down and fell asleep. And what happened is that the pan got on fire. And when I walked in, my roommate is sleeping, to be honest. I don't actually remember. I probably smoked the joint with him. I don't actually remember. Either way, he was sleeping.

So in college, my roommate smoked a joint, put a bunch of oil on a pan, was going to fry some potatoes, and then went and lay down and fell asleep. And what happened is that the pan got on fire. And when I walked in, my roommate is sleeping, to be honest. I don't actually remember. I probably smoked the joint with him. I don't actually remember. Either way, he was sleeping.

I noticed a pot was on fire in the kitchen. And so I picked up the pot and I brought it outside to the driveway, which was very lucky, as you'll soon see. And then I went and got a big bucket of water and I filled up the bucket of water and I tossed it on the fire in the driveway. Now, if you're listening to this and you understand how to put out a fire, you immediately know how stupid I was.

I noticed a pot was on fire in the kitchen. And so I picked up the pot and I brought it outside to the driveway, which was very lucky, as you'll soon see. And then I went and got a big bucket of water and I filled up the bucket of water and I tossed it on the fire in the driveway. Now, if you're listening to this and you understand how to put out a fire, you immediately know how stupid I was.

I noticed a pot was on fire in the kitchen. And so I picked up the pot and I brought it outside to the driveway, which was very lucky, as you'll soon see. And then I went and got a big bucket of water and I filled up the bucket of water and I tossed it on the fire in the driveway. Now, if you're listening to this and you understand how to put out a fire, you immediately know how stupid I was.

Because what happens is that oil and water don't mix. They naturally oppose each other. Now, if the oil's on fire, when you put water on that oil on fire, it basically blasts that oil away. Said another way, it makes a fucking fireball. You don't put water on a grease fire on an oil file. So I didn't know that, right? Luckily, I was on the driveway. The thing basically blew up.

Because what happens is that oil and water don't mix. They naturally oppose each other. Now, if the oil's on fire, when you put water on that oil on fire, it basically blasts that oil away. Said another way, it makes a fucking fireball. You don't put water on a grease fire on an oil file. So I didn't know that, right? Luckily, I was on the driveway. The thing basically blew up.

Because what happens is that oil and water don't mix. They naturally oppose each other. Now, if the oil's on fire, when you put water on that oil on fire, it basically blasts that oil away. Said another way, it makes a fucking fireball. You don't put water on a grease fire on an oil file. So I didn't know that, right? Luckily, I was on the driveway. The thing basically blew up.

It was actually really cool, but it didn't cause any damage. OK, now imagine you're a firefighter and it's your first day on the job and somebody calls you and they say, we have a fire in the house. All of the other firefighters, you feel like you're not enough to them. Right. They've been there for a long time. They know all this about fire theory. They've gone on all of these jobs.

It was actually really cool, but it didn't cause any damage. OK, now imagine you're a firefighter and it's your first day on the job and somebody calls you and they say, we have a fire in the house. All of the other firefighters, you feel like you're not enough to them. Right. They've been there for a long time. They know all this about fire theory. They've gone on all of these jobs.

It was actually really cool, but it didn't cause any damage. OK, now imagine you're a firefighter and it's your first day on the job and somebody calls you and they say, we have a fire in the house. All of the other firefighters, you feel like you're not enough to them. Right. They've been there for a long time. They know all this about fire theory. They've gone on all of these jobs.

Anyway, you get to the house and you're like, yo, that's a grease fire. And you take a dry chemical extinguisher and you put it out. And then you say to the family, the next time that this happens, throw some baking soda on it, cover it, turn off the heat source, wait for it to self-extinguish. And you post shirtless for calendar, kiss a baby, do whatever I expect firefighters do. Yeah.

Anyway, you get to the house and you're like, yo, that's a grease fire. And you take a dry chemical extinguisher and you put it out. And then you say to the family, the next time that this happens, throw some baking soda on it, cover it, turn off the heat source, wait for it to self-extinguish. And you post shirtless for calendar, kiss a baby, do whatever I expect firefighters do. Yeah.

Anyway, you get to the house and you're like, yo, that's a grease fire. And you take a dry chemical extinguisher and you put it out. And then you say to the family, the next time that this happens, throw some baking soda on it, cover it, turn off the heat source, wait for it to self-extinguish. And you post shirtless for calendar, kiss a baby, do whatever I expect firefighters do. Yeah.

That person whose problem you solved is ecstatic. They don't care that it's your first day on the job. You knew how to put out the fire.

That person whose problem you solved is ecstatic. They don't care that it's your first day on the job. You knew how to put out the fire.

That person whose problem you solved is ecstatic. They don't care that it's your first day on the job. You knew how to put out the fire.

Other firefighters might laugh at you. Maybe, probably not. But that's completely irrelevant.