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This points to the strength in naming your limits instead of hiding them. It can be read as saying that self-knowledge and confidence go together, because openness about gaps signals both honesty and inner security. It lands in a meeting, interview, or relationship, where admitting you do not know everything can build trust rather than weaken it.
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About Adam Grant
American popular science author and professor of organizational psychology
Adam M. Grant is an American popular science author and professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is known for writing about work, motivation, and how people and organizations can improve performance and make better decisions. His writing draws on organizational psychology and is aimed at a broad audience, which has made him a familiar name in contemporary popular nonfiction.
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