Are You Overconfident?

One of the things
I love about the writing business is
it is so critical;
I never have to worry
about becoming overconfident.

Overconfidence is a success killer.
If we think we’re skilled
in an area
and we truly suck at it,
we don’t usually feel
a need to improve in this area.
We never get more skilled.

Carmine Gallo
shares

“In 1999,
Cornell University psychology professors
David Dunning and Justin Kruger
wrote a paper titled:
“Unskilled and unaware of it.”

They found that,
in many domains,
people tend to overestimate their skills.

Those same people are hit
with a double whammy.
They are the last to notice
their lack of skills.

According to the researchers,
they performed poorly
relative to their peers
and “were utterly unaware of this fact.””

Search out feedback
on every area,
even the areas
you believe you’re skilled at.