Looking smart

But once you start being ok with asking questions when don't understand/don't know what people are talking about, you'll notice they don't judge you for it. Instead, they 1. Are flattered you're actually listening and involved enough to ask and 2. Tend to be impressed that you don't care about looking dumb. (From personal observation, I knew a guy who did that and that attitude was cooler than expected so I jumped in the band wagon)