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In the mid-1980's researchers at Cleveland State University made a startling discovery.
They conducted an experiment by creating two fictitious job candidates David and John. The candidates had identical resumes and letters of reference. The only difference was that John's letter included the sentence "Sometimes, John can be difficult to get along with". They showed the resumes to a number of personnel directors. Which candidate did the personnel directors overwhelmingly prefer? Difficult to get along with, John |
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Quote
"The farther a man knows himself to be from perfection, the nearer he is to it."
- Gerard Groote
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Verse
And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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Commentary
Have you ever noticed that the people who are tremendously knowledgeable about a product or service, people with Ph.D.s, people who have diligently studied and become true experts on a particular subject, tend to be very humble about the subject. People who know just enough to be dangerous "know it all."
The difference is that the more time we spend studying just about anything, the more that we realize that we don't know about it. When you look at something first glance, it may seem simple. . . like a leaf. However, the more we look at the leaf, the more we realize that it is far from simple. We could spend a lifetime studying a single leaf with the most powerful microscopes and DNA testing equipment in the world and still not know everything there is to know about it.
The researchers concluded the criticism of John made praise of John more believable. Admitting John's wart actually helped sell John. Admitting flaws gives you more credibility.
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