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I have worked with people who could say they were good at things without sounding arrogant, and after a great deal of thought I have concluded that it's because
by Godel_unicode 6y ago
I have worked with people who could say they were good at things without sounding arrogant, and after a great deal of thought I have concluded that it's because of two things.
1. those same people are quick to say when they're bad at things as well.
2. their competency is never the point of the sentence, it's always a supporting argument on the way to the point. E.g. I'm an expert in this library and I struggle with using that part correctly, we should consider reworking it so it's possible for novices to use it.
- themacguffinman 6y ago3. Express it in terms of experience, which is a quality that I think people are more comfortable with because it doesn't imply innate or "fixed" talent. Experience is widely understood as a function of time & effort so people feel less insecure about it because everyone can gain experience. Eg. I would say "I'm pretty familiar with this library, so here's my perspective"