Why Most Mentorship Fails
Mentors don't give advice calibrated to your situation. They give advice calibrated to their own biography — and then call it wisdom.
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The Feedback Trap
We've built an entire culture around the belief that more feedback, more frequently, makes people better. The evidence says otherwise. Most feedback doesn't improve performance—it improves performance on the metrics used to measure performance, which is a different thing entirely.
The Commitment Trap
Commitment is one of the most praised traits in professional and personal life. It is also one of the most effective ways to avoid ever having to admit you were wrong. What we call staying committed and what we call refusing to update are often the same behavior, dressed in different moral language.