tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post8209102550684469999..comments2024-03-14T11:09:32.759-05:00Comments on Falkenblog: Flattering Self PortraitsEric Falkensteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07243687157322033496noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-37610114786312303922008-08-05T12:16:00.000-05:002008-08-05T12:16:00.000-05:00This book is as good as the Black Swan, which you ...This book is as good as the Black Swan, which you lambast. Both are ultimately about the confirmation bias.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-49899052116363495612008-07-30T01:21:00.000-05:002008-07-30T01:21:00.000-05:00Thank you Eric. I have been circling this book for...Thank you Eric. I have been circling this book for a while. I've have now ordered it on Amazon, and your endorsement was the tipping point for the decision. I'll try to remember to post a comment when I've read it.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that my leadership skills are pretty below average, if they measured by follower numbers (which seems a pretty good test). You can ask the local roads authority here about someone's driving skills. We have a points system. If you get too high a score, they don't let you drive.Bob Goldiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471285555015303144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-3662484099172811122008-07-29T20:54:00.000-05:002008-07-29T20:54:00.000-05:00It may also be that we don't notice the driving sk...It may also be that we don't notice the driving skills of other people, unless they are very bad. Therefore, if people are comparing themselves to the bottom 5% of drivers, they're gonna think that they are good.<BR/><BR/>(And this is probably true. The majority of people are most likely above the mean driving skill)garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388410387973341959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-55106991784023685532008-07-29T17:25:00.000-05:002008-07-29T17:25:00.000-05:00It's not surprising that people consider themselve...It's not surprising that people consider themselves better-than-average drivers or leaders, because people each have different ideas about what makes a good driver or leader. E.g. is a good driver someone who obeys laws most consistently, someone who has the fewest accidents, or someone who optimizes the flow of other cars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905515.post-54713367274741651092008-07-29T05:20:00.000-05:002008-07-29T05:20:00.000-05:00I'm presently reading this book and enjoying it a ...I'm presently reading this book and enjoying it a lot.. Got me thinking about my inner elephant, love that analogy.<BR/><BR/>AndrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com