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How to Get Out of an I-Don't-Know-What-to-Say Moment
Jancee Dunn Polls the Experts

Q: What's the perfect answer to: "You know what your problem is?"

A: "A simple 'I do, thank you' leaves the person with no opening to expound further."
Lisa Caputo, chairman and CEO of Citi's Women & Co.

"There's no correct answer to a trick question. Just say, 'No, and I'm doing fine without knowing.'"
Rudy Rasmus, pastor of St. John's United Methodist Church in Houston

"'Don't tell me, or I'll have no more mystery in my life.' Glibness aside, if you have the self-possessed fortitude to listen to the answer without defensiveness, you will most likely learn something about yourself—and about the person who's got you all figured out."
Faith Salie, host, public radio's Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie podcast
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