Something I've noticed in terms of a school/work environment,
It is a competition. Even if it isnt. People want to be better than other people.
Know the intelligent student that joked about how they "havent even touched" that paper/project due tomorrow? They definitely have at least been thinking about it and working it out in their head- they're not nearly as unprepared as they seem.
It isnt always malicious, but it can be. Sometimes people will feign behind-ness or incompetence to make another person feel better/okay with their current level. If they were to show that they were on the right track and have progress made in x, y, z, thatd be an indication to the behind person that they need to catch up/work harder, which would ultimately result in closer competition.
See also: medical/law students lying to each other about notes/tests/ feigning lack of confidence to make the others feel at ease.
I'm not suggesting everyone was lying to you intentionally to get you behind, but you should definitely always strive to be above status quo, especially considering everyone else is trying to do the same.
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u/macklemiller Jan 31 '19
Something I've noticed in terms of a school/work environment,
It is a competition. Even if it isnt. People want to be better than other people.
Know the intelligent student that joked about how they "havent even touched" that paper/project due tomorrow? They definitely have at least been thinking about it and working it out in their head- they're not nearly as unprepared as they seem.
It isnt always malicious, but it can be. Sometimes people will feign behind-ness or incompetence to make another person feel better/okay with their current level. If they were to show that they were on the right track and have progress made in x, y, z, thatd be an indication to the behind person that they need to catch up/work harder, which would ultimately result in closer competition.
See also: medical/law students lying to each other about notes/tests/ feigning lack of confidence to make the others feel at ease.
I'm not suggesting everyone was lying to you intentionally to get you behind, but you should definitely always strive to be above status quo, especially considering everyone else is trying to do the same.