04/03/2018

The Science Behind Why Even the Smartest People Make Dumb Mistakes

This might be one of your greatest weapons in combating stress

We likely all have that day we wish we could hit the reset button on and try again. Mine happened not too long ago.

My day started off fairly normal until my boss walked in and asked why I wasn’t at the interview. By interview, she meant the executive we’d been recruiting for months who had finally agreed to meet in-person. I scheduled lunch at a high-end restaurant weeks earlier and didn’t realize I had minimized my calendar reminder, which would have alerted me that the lunch interview was supposed to start 20 minutes ago. I rushed out of the office, drove over a curb and threw my keys to the valet without even getting my parking ticket.

I found the executive waiting in the dining area and went to introduce myself and, of course, apologize for the tardiness. But, the moment I walked up to the table, I realized I couldn’t remember his name. Was it Thomas? No, that was the interview from yesterday. Jim? No, that’s not right either. I went blank and decided to forego the introduction all together. Great first impression, right?

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