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There’s evidence that people are more interested in hiring candidates who acknowledge legitimate weakness as opposed to bragging or humble bragging.

Good negotiation principles:
1. Map out a series of areas of agreement or common ground
2. As opposed to piling up more reasons/arguments to win a negotiation, present fewer but strong reasons to support your case - do not water down your best points. “A weak argument generally dilutes a strong one”
3. Do not go on offense or defense. Rather, express curiosity with questions “You don’t see merit in this?”

If we’re insecure, we make fun of others. If we’re comfortable being wrong, we’re not afraid to poke fun at ourselves.

Arrogance leaves us blind to our weaknesses. Humility is a reflective lens: it helps us see them clearly. Confident humility is a corrective lens: it enables us to overcome those weaknesses.

Upsides of feeling like an imposter (imposter syndrome):
1. Can motivate us to work harder because we thing we have something to prove (vs. confidence which would make us complacent)
2. Can motivate us to work smarter - when we think we are not going to win, we have nothing to lose by rethinking our strategy (total beginners don’t fall victim to the Dunning-Kruger effect)
3. Can make us better learners (knowledge)

Confident Humility: Having faith in our capability while appreciating that we may not have the right solution or even be addressing the right problem.