Psychologists explain that the urge to downplay your own accomplishments immediately after stating them is almost never humility. It’s a learned safety behavior from environments where visibility invited either correction or competition.
· sarah mitchell
AI Briefing
- Psychologists say this behavior is not humility, but a learned safety behavior.
- It's often a response to environments where visibility invites correction or competition.
- This behavior is a script written by others to make you feel less visible.
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