How to use it
Your confession looks braver from the outside than it feels from the inside. Show the competence first, then the mess, one true thing at a time.
How sure we are
P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.
E Evidence: built from practice. What works for coaches and practitioners. Labelled that way.
Sources
Bruk et al. 2018 (seven studies, one lab) · the 1966 pratfall effect (competence first).
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