An Embarrassing Story Is a Secret Weapon at Work
The benefits of looking a little ridiculous in front of your colleagues
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3 min readFeb 7, 2020
Last year, I flew to Montana with a nerve-wracking purpose: I was working on a big story, and as part of the reporting, I’d set up a meeting with several scientists who were big deals in their field. I wanted to appear confident, competent, like I was someone…