Il est plus facile de paraitre digne des emplois qu'on n'a pas que de ceux que l'on exerce.
JudgmentPerceptionAppearanceExpectationsCareerEmploymentPerformance
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- It is easier to appear worthy of a job you don't have than one you currently hold.
- In plain terms
- People look better in hypothetical roles than in their actual positions.
- What can you take from it?
- Expectations for others exceed scrutiny of our own performance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you judge others more harshly than yourself?
- Why is hypothetical worth easier to maintain?
Another view
Sometimes actual performance is strong but unrecognized.
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