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title: "On Picking Someone’s Brain"
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excerpt: "I really hate the term “Pick Your Brain.” First off, it just sounds yuck. Secondly, when you want to pick someone’s brain it usually means you want FREE advice. To me pay people for their time, especially if you’re picking..."
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# On Picking Someone’s Brain

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Seth Goldstein

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December 21, 2024

Sol 3655

![brain, hand, grey](https://sethgoldstein.me/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/g297d324ccb939c1017b694c491891371f06066151182c17134155e16fedda656ec38052240c894efb19be024aa6c975b3c18330bb065ffa3c39965e5638f5023_1280-4961452.webp)

I really hate the term “Pick Your Brain.”

First off, it just sounds yuck.

Secondly, when you want to pick someone’s brain it usually means you want FREE advice.

To me pay people for their time, especially if you’re picking their brain on something they do for a living.

What do you think?

[asking for advice](https://sethgoldstein.me/tag/asking-for-advice/)
, [brain picking](https://sethgoldstein.me/tag/brain-picking/)
, [pay people what they’re worth](https://sethgoldstein.me/tag/pay-people-what-theyre-worth/)
, [picking someones brain](https://sethgoldstein.me/tag/picking-someones-brain/)