3 reasons why you can't always rely on the advice of top performers, writes ArashEmamzadeh
Findings:suggestions. And advisees believed that advice containing a larger number of suggestions helped improve performance erroneously.Many of us prefer to receive advice from individuals who are exceptionally good at what they do. We seek the most successful athletes, doctors, lawyers, chess players, business people, musicians, artists, dancers, singers, etc.
But are their recommendations actually better than the recommendations of average people? Perhaps not. In the above studies, participants erroneously expected top performers' advice to be “more helpful before they implemented it.” And believed “it had been more helpful after they implemented it,” despite knowing “nothing about their advisor’s performance.”
In reality, “Advice from the best-performing advisors was no more helpful than advice from any other advisors.” So why did participants, like many of us, assume the advice would be better? Analysis of data showed advice from top performers sounded better becauseOf course, it is rational to expect the greatest tips and tricks to come from the most successful players. So why didn’t they?Whether due to natural talent or many years of practice, excellent performers may not be consciously aware of all the little things they do that help them excel.
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