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Feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behavior—depending on one psychological factor

We've all been there: staring at a job description or a daunting new project and feeling a cold prickle of dread. You have the degree, maybe even the title, but looking at the task ahead, you feel like a total fraud. You're "underqualified"—and it feels like only a matter of time before everyone els...

Feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behavior—depending on one psychological factor
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We've all been there: staring at a job description or a daunting new project and feeling a cold prickle of dread. You have the degree, maybe even the title, but looking at the task ahead, you feel like a total fraud. You're "underqualified"—and it feels like only a matter of time before everyone else figures it out.

Originally published at Phys.org

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