What I’m Reading – The Week of June 9th

Below are some of the most intriguing, thought-provoking and actionable performance-related content pieces I read, watched or listened to this week.

  • The Dangers Of Comparing Yourself To Others

You can be anything but you can’t be everything. When we compare ourselves to others, we’re often comparing their best features against our average ones.”

https://fs.blog/2019/06/comparing-yourself-others/

  • People Don’t Actually Know Themselves Very Well

People know themselves best on the traits that are tough to observe and easy to admit.”

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/people-don-t-actually-know-themselves-very-well

  • The Peculiar Blindness of Experts

Credentialed authorities are comically bad at predicting the future. But reliable forecasting is possible.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/how-to-predict-the-future/588040/

  • Why Bad Things Happen to Good Decisions

We want to deserve success. The problem is the world doesn’t always comply with our wishes. Following a good process can lead to a bad outcome because of uncertainty.”

https://fs.blog/2012/10/bad-things-good-decisions/

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