The more sure you are, the more wrong you can be.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Greater confidence increases the chance of being wrong.
- In plain terms
- The more sure you are, the more you can be wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance confidence with humility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When has over‑confidence hurt you?
- How can you gauge appropriate confidence?
Another view
Confidence can be necessary to act decisively.
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