When people present themselves as being effortlessly high-achieving or “perfect,” this phenomenon can deceive onlookers into believing success is more easily achieved than it actually is—and lead them to underinvest effort towards their goals and to spread themselves too thinly as a result. When people present themselves as being effortlessly high-achieving or “perfect,” this phenomenon can deceive onlookers into believing success is more easily achieved than it actually is—and lead them to underinvest effort towards their goals and to spread themselves too thinly as a result. Social Sciences Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
‘Floating duck syndrome’ can trick people into working hard while failing to achieve their goals
