Dr. Lee was one of my favorite professors in college. He was 1because of a trick he employed at the beginning of his first class. “I will put a2into each of my lectures. Your job is to try and3me in the Lie of the Day.”
That was a 4way to focus our attention at the dry and 5subject—Capital Markets. On those days we actively6Dr. Lee's statements. Every once in a while, a lecture would end with 7seeing through the lie. Dr. Lee would say, “Ah ha! Each of you has a lie in your notes.8among yourselves what it might be, and I will tell you next Monday.”
What made Dr. Lee's teaching 9smart was that there was no lie during the most technically10lecture. He offered the same challenge to11 our lecture notes. On the following Monday, he would hear our 12for almost ten minutes before he finally said, “Do you13the first lecture—how I said that every lecture
Has a lie?”
Tired from having our best theories shot down, we14.
“Well, that was a lie. My previous lecture was completely true and15. But I am glad you reviewed your notes 16 this weekend. Moving on …”
While my knowledge of the Capital Markets has17over time, the lessons hay stayed with me. “Experts” can be18and say things that sound right—so build a habit of 19new information and check it against things you already accept as 20.
