March 2019
Beginner
176 pages
1h 41m
English
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
There is no bigger cliché in business psychology than the idea that high self-confidence is key to career success. It is time to debunk this myth. In fact, low self-confidence is more likely to make you successful.
After many years of researching and consulting on talent, I’ve come to the conclusion that self- confidence is only helpful when it’s low. Sure, extremely low confidence is not helpful: It inhibits performance by inducing fear, worry, and stress, which may drive people to give up sooner or later. But just-low-enough confidence can help you recalibrate your goals so they are (a) more realistic and (b) attainable. Is that really a problem? Not everyone can ...
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