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What does it mean?
Confidence does not always equal correctness.
In plain terms
Being sure does not mean being right.
What can you take from it?
Check certainty against evidence.

Where it applies

  • debate
  • leadership
  • decision making

Putting it to work

  • humility
  • fact checking
  • communication

Questions to consider

  • Can you be sure and wrong?
  • How to manage confidence?

Another view

Confidence often correlates with expertise.

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