I saw a quote today that triggered a longstanding thought - When in doubt, do it.

I have been acquainted with many who are so confident about things they are so wrong about. The authoritativeness with which they expound on their sparsely-informed statements is in stark contrast with the careful, annotated, disclaimer-laden deliberation I share my knowledge with.

Being wrong is definitely a way bigger deal for me than it must be for those people. I like to get things done right the first time rather than dive in blind and figure out how to swim. When in Doubt, I ask. 

Maybe in the larger scheme of things, asking for forgiveness is better than asking for permission; just need to work out what the middle ground is.