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The Easiest Person to Fool

Hidden Brain

CHAPTER

I've Been Afraid to Admit I'm Wrong

Adam finds it hard to challenge other people when they do or say something wrong. Disagreeable people tend to be more critical, sceptical and challenging. They're also statistically over represented among engineers and lawyers. Being agreeable seems like a good thing, but you also point out in the book that it can come with a downsight. And i've felt that we see that in negotiations too, where agreeable people are really prone to what's called agreement bias....

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