Confidence is what you have before you understand the problem.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Confidence often precedes understanding and can be misplaced.
- In plain terms
- You feel confident before you know what you're doing.
- What can you take from it?
- Confidence without knowledge is risky.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are you confident about without knowing?
- When did confidence mislead you?
Another view
Sometimes confidence helps you learn faster.
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