I felt uncomfortable when I saw the statement “self-promotion is not branding,” so I drew it. image

  • It is often observed that unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear) are held toward people who are not good at what they do, but only appeal to others.

  • On the other hand, we often observe people who are competent but lose out due to poor appeal.

  • Some people think, “I don’t want to appeal, but I do want people around me to recognize my abilities.”

    • But people around you are not that interested in you.

    • The fallacy that “if you improve your competence, you will be recognized” is similar to “if you make a good product, you will sell it.”

    • Most people are not capable of correctly perceiving the competence of others.

    • real ability must be demonstrated by [results

    • Just because you think you are “competent” doesn’t mean you are well-informed.

    • Because it is possible for people who are not competent to falsely believe that they are competent.

  • But opportunity to get results is not given equally - [Opportunity is a scarce resource.


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