My specialty is being right when other people are wrong.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Self-confidence comes from assuming others are incorrect.
- In plain terms
- You feel right because you think others are wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Question your certainty about others' faults.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why are you so sure?
- Are others always wrong?
Another view
Sometimes being right is necessary.
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