The Dichotomy of Stereotypes: Why The Most And Least Successful People Rely On Generalizations

Most successful people share the same handful of things in common:

• They are disciplined with their time
• They know how to stay focused on one goal at a time
• They have mentors and other influential people they can turn to for advice
• They have mastered one (or multiple) valuable skills
• Etc.

But one thing that’s often overlooked is how similar the least and most successful people are when it comes to stereotyping others.

Stereotypes are the “self-drive mode” for processing information, and the most and least successful rely heavily on this mode.

Least successful: They like drama and lack the ability to dig deeper.

Most successful: Quick recognition is more valuable than the occasional misinterpretation. They can’t afford the time to dig deeper unless it matters.

And if you spend your time challenging stereotypes? You’re in the middle of this bell curve.

Where do you fall?