Excerpt from "In Praise of Vagueness; Malleability of Vague Information as a Performance Booster" by Himanshu Mishra, Arul Mishra and Baba Shiv "In the domains of goal setting and selfpresentation, research has found that people strategically distort vague information to perceive themselves as at an advantage. For instance, athletes were more likely to exaggerate their … Continue reading Nugget: In praise of Vagueness →