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No Stupid Questions
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To play devil’s advocate, strategic bragging can get you noticed by influential people who can change the trajectory of your life.
Sure, it won’t make you happy, but just look at how rich and powerful politicians leverage bragging to get their way and influence their followers.
Strong man diplomacy, while deeply flawed in the long run, can still be very effective over a single lifetime.
If you never brag at all, you’ll likely see a bunch of possibilities go to others that do, even if the brag is hollow.
A consultant has to understand the technical answer and the answer the leader wants to hear then they print and present whatever the leader wants to hear and the leader has 3rd party sign off for being an asshole to humans to get tons of cash in their (friends/family pockets). The art of bragging is necessary because it is not the technical correct that generally wins.