Aug 6, 2009
You Don’t Really Believe That, Do You?
Scott Berkun asks for help calling “bullshit” on himself, and his fellow gurus:
Here’s a list of ways you can help me—and my fellow know-it-all experts—see our bullshit. You can help me recognize when I’ve gone too far and have drunk my own Kool-Aid.
My favorite questions?
- “Have you done this yourself?”
- “How do you know what you know?”
- “When is the theory you are advocating wrong?”
- “Why do so many people fail at this?”
In other news, research shows people prefer cockiness to expertise.