Here’s the headline from the NYT article: “Feel Like a Fraud? At Times, Maybe You Should.” Sometimes when I read these articles about studies that probe into the way people think, feel or act, I wonder if there’s anything really new or significant in them. Is this stuff already obvious? Apparently not, since there was a “study” about it. Did you already know this, for example?
“Particularly when people think that they might not be able to live up to others’ views of them, they may maintain that they are not as good as other people think,” Dr. Mark Leary, the lead author, wrote in an e-mail message. “In this way, they lower others’ expectations — and get credit for being humble.”
Well, now you *know* since it’s an outcome of a study. Similarly, this conclusion: Read the rest of this entry »
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I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with toddlers any more, but this article about completely different approaches was quite interesting. I’m sure I would try these techniques out if I had occasion to encounter a toddler tyrant again. Click the 
