Lake Wobegon – We Can Always Get Better

Exam Room Communication Tool Kit Lake Wobegon – We Can Always Get Better

Open your mind to the idea that you might be able to improve

  • Lake Wobegon: Where all the women are strong, all the men are handsome, and all the children are above average 
  • The Lake Wobegon effect: As people, we tend to overestimate our skills in the things we do often 
  • Don’t miss an opportunity to improve due to the Lake Wobegon effect. Just because you do it often, doesn’t mean there’s no room to grow

Discussion:

What do we do a lot of, that we could honestly get better at?

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