My brilliant but deeply insecure mentee is about to submit a groundbreaking project idea, but a small, easily fixable flaw exists that they are too fragile to hear about from me. Do I let them submit it, or risk hurting their confidence?

Vicki Nguyen

Vicki Nguyen

Let them submit flawed14 votes (34%)
Point out the flaw gently9 votes (22%)
Anonymously suggest fix9 votes (22%)
Offer to 'review' again9 votes (22%)

41 votes total • Created 1/17/2026

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My brilliant but deeply insecure mentee is about to submit a groundbreaking project idea, but a small, easily fixable flaw exists that they are too fragile to hear about from me. Do I let them submit it, or risk hurting their confidence? | asQkme