We Don't Actually Know Ourselves Very Well


Whether it’s in trying to land a job or impress a date, we spend a staggering amount of time making claims about ourselves. 
It makes sense: I'm the only person on Earth who has direct knowledge of every thought, feeling, and experience I've ever had.

Who could possibly know you better than you?
Sixteen rigorous studies of thousands of people at work have shown that people’s coworkers are better than they are at recognizing how their personality will affect their job performance.
Humans’ blind spots are predictable: There are certain types of traits where we can’t see ourselves clearly, but others where we can.

The good news: We have some unique insight into your emotional stability. We know ourselves best on the traits that are tough to observe and easy to admit.
Emotional stability is an internal state, so our friends don’t see it as vividly as we do.

The golden rule: Don’t talk about your intelligence. It’s something you prove, not something you claim. 
A comedian who goes around saying “I’m funny” is a not-funny person. If he were really funny, he’d just make people laugh.

The real geniuses will know it’s not their place to judge.

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