Max Bazerman

So if we go back to my education, I was an accounting major a long time ago, which this leads to the notion that I should be able to do my own taxes. And when I spend time doing my taxes, my spouse doesn't give me full credit for that work. And meanwhile, you know, when it comes to walking the dog, you know, I'd say I average about a mile of walking a dog.

Marla's more in the range of two or three miles a day. But I think that's because she likes walking the dog. I don't think she should actually get credit for the extra... the extra mile because it wasn't for the dog, it was for Marla. So you can begin to see the wide range of ways in which we can see our own work, our own contribution, but not see the work of others.

Marla's more in the range of two or three miles a day. But I think that's because she likes walking the dog. I don't think she should actually get credit for the extra... the extra mile because it wasn't for the dog, it was for Marla. So you can begin to see the wide range of ways in which we can see our own work, our own contribution, but not see the work of others.

Marla's more in the range of two or three miles a day. But I think that's because she likes walking the dog. I don't think she should actually get credit for the extra... the extra mile because it wasn't for the dog, it was for Marla. So you can begin to see the wide range of ways in which we can see our own work, our own contribution, but not see the work of others.

So let's go back to the context where there's four people working on a project. Yeah. And we'll call them A, B, C, and D. Yeah. If we ask each of them, what percent of the work did you do? We get perhaps 140%. Yes. But if instead we ask A to write down what percent of the work was done by A, B, C, and D. Now, all of a sudden, I as A will think about B, C, and D in a more significant way.

So let's go back to the context where there's four people working on a project. Yeah. And we'll call them A, B, C, and D. Yeah. If we ask each of them, what percent of the work did you do? We get perhaps 140%. Yes. But if instead we ask A to write down what percent of the work was done by A, B, C, and D. Now, all of a sudden, I as A will think about B, C, and D in a more significant way.

So let's go back to the context where there's four people working on a project. Yeah. And we'll call them A, B, C, and D. Yeah. If we ask each of them, what percent of the work did you do? We get perhaps 140%. Yes. But if instead we ask A to write down what percent of the work was done by A, B, C, and D. Now, all of a sudden, I as A will think about B, C, and D in a more significant way.

I'll realize that they, in fact, did do some important work. And that 140% falls. So the 140% as the sum total of what each claimed as credit for themselves seems to come down by about half of the over-claiming. They're still over-claiming, but it's down to perhaps 120%.

I'll realize that they, in fact, did do some important work. And that 140% falls. So the 140% as the sum total of what each claimed as credit for themselves seems to come down by about half of the over-claiming. They're still over-claiming, but it's down to perhaps 120%.

I'll realize that they, in fact, did do some important work. And that 140% falls. So the 140% as the sum total of what each claimed as credit for themselves seems to come down by about half of the over-claiming. They're still over-claiming, but it's down to perhaps 120%.

So I engage in less over-claiming, but there's a problem still. And the problem is the fact that I'm thinking more about the topic, I become even more reluctant to deal with these other folks in the future because they didn't do enough work. I'm thinking more about them and my negative inferences about them go up as a result.

So I engage in less over-claiming, but there's a problem still. And the problem is the fact that I'm thinking more about the topic, I become even more reluctant to deal with these other folks in the future because they didn't do enough work. I'm thinking more about them and my negative inferences about them go up as a result.

So I engage in less over-claiming, but there's a problem still. And the problem is the fact that I'm thinking more about the topic, I become even more reluctant to deal with these other folks in the future because they didn't do enough work. I'm thinking more about them and my negative inferences about them go up as a result.

So we reduce the over-claiming, but we don't create a more constructive group in this process. So one of the problems with over-claiming generally is if the other side doesn't do their fair share of the work, I don't want to work with them in the future.

So we reduce the over-claiming, but we don't create a more constructive group in this process. So one of the problems with over-claiming generally is if the other side doesn't do their fair share of the work, I don't want to work with them in the future.

So we reduce the over-claiming, but we don't create a more constructive group in this process. So one of the problems with over-claiming generally is if the other side doesn't do their fair share of the work, I don't want to work with them in the future.

Sure. So John Rawls basically argues if you want to think about what a just society should look like, you need to put on a veil of ignorance. You need to forget about whether you're male or female. You need to forget about whether you're American or from Lithuania.

Sure. So John Rawls basically argues if you want to think about what a just society should look like, you need to put on a veil of ignorance. You need to forget about whether you're male or female. You need to forget about whether you're American or from Lithuania.

Sure. So John Rawls basically argues if you want to think about what a just society should look like, you need to put on a veil of ignorance. You need to forget about whether you're male or female. You need to forget about whether you're American or from Lithuania.

You need to sort of drop all of your own identity to try to imagine how the world should operate if you didn't know what role you had in society. And across a number of studies, we find that getting people to try to put on a veil of ignorance allows them to think about what would be just in a much fairer and more objective way. So anytime you're in a dispute,