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When our new ideas fail, it’s usually because we were overconfident about how well customers would understand and how much they would care.
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Never show vulnerability. Always be confident. Plan for the unexpected. Expect a curve ball. Stay calm… Never let them see you sweat.
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When we shift out of scientist mode, the rethinking cycle breaks down, giving way to an overconfidence cycle.
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We all have blind spots in our knowledge and opinions. The bad news is that they can leave us blind to our blindness, which gives us false confidence…
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In theory, confidence and competence go hand in hand. In practice, they often diverge.
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The opposite of armchair quarterback syndrome is imposter syndrome, where competence exceeds confidence.
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…it’s when we lack competence that we’re most likely to be brimming with overconfidence.
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It’s when we progress from novice to amateur that we become overconfident.
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We take pride in making rapid progress, which promotes a false sense of mastery. That jump-starts an overconfidence cycle, preventing us from doubting what we know and being curious about what we don’t.
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Humility is often misunderstood. It’s not a matter of having low self-confidence… It’s about being grounded – recognizing that we’re flawed and fallible.
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