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Lacking Confidence? You May Actually Be Too Smart

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Donald J Pliner - Black - Chelsea BootsDo you have a new business you’re trying to create or a new opportunity at work you’re not sure you can handle? The reason for your lack of confidence may be because you’re too smart.  Really!

You would think that the people who are the most capable of doing something would be the most confident in their ability to do it, but due to one of the universes most twisted irony’s, you’d be wrong.

It’s called the Dunning-Kruger effect, and it states that those who are less intelligent, are actually very confident in their ability to do things, because they don’t know well enough to know they aren’t capable. On the flip side, very intelligent individuals are likely to underestimate their abilities and write-off the the things they are able to do easily as things that are easy for everyone.

As David Dunning states, “The miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others.”

So next time you’re feeling unconfident in you abilities, know it may just be that you’re too smart….and go for it.


“Fortune befriends the bold” – Emily Dickinson


 

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  1. emilyboucher2014 says

    January 9, 2017 at 9:42 am

    such an interesting concept! thank you for sharing!

    Emily
    http://www.thehipsuburban.com

  2. Stephanie Whitman says

    January 9, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Whoa this blew my mind! I had never thought about it that way before, but it helps me to feel a little bit better when I’m lacking confidence in my work. Thanks for sharing!

    Stephanie // SheSawStyle.com

  3. Kelsey says

    January 9, 2017 at 9:53 am

    Haha I love this concept! I’m not the most confident person, so I’m all about this! Haha

    xo Kelsey | http://www.chasingcinderellablog.com

  4. Nina - the HSS feed says

    January 9, 2017 at 10:20 am

    This is a very interesting concept and I think it’s very true and easy to see in real life

    xx Nina
    http://www.theHSSfeed.com

  5. Maggie Kern says

    January 9, 2017 at 11:58 am

    haha I definitely enjoyed reading this! Explains so many things these days!

    Maggie
    http://www.polishedclosets.com

  6. missmarypowers says

    January 9, 2017 at 12:02 pm

    This is so interesting. However, I would categorize myself as confident but now I’m not sure that’s a good thing!

    -Mary
    http://www.MissMaryPowers.com

  7. The Mich Mix says

    January 9, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    Such a great post! Love to train my brain to think in new ways! Great read!

    Michelle
    http://www.themichmix.com

  8. Angelle Marix says

    January 9, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    This is very interesting. I love the quote. So good.

    Xoxo,
    Angelle
    http://www.dashingdarlin.com

  9. gretahollar says

    January 9, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    this is such an interesting thought. It makes a lot of sense when put like that!

    Greta | http://www.gretahollar.com

  10. Maggie says

    January 9, 2017 at 9:10 pm

    I love this! It definitely gives you something to think about.

    http://www.maggiealamode.com

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