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THE NEW WORK PLAYBOOK · April 20 · 26 min

The Confidence Trap

What Happens When We Stop Questioning Ourselves In this episode: Why we naturally associate confidence with competence, and how the attention economy amplifies this. My downhill mountain biking lesson in overconfidence. The Dunning-Kruger effect, and why expertise can be the moment overconfidence catches us. Why leaders are often overconfident in their ability to evaluate other people. Why System 1 and System 2 thinking matters in high-stakes decisions like hiring. Confident humility and the scientist's mindset as countermeasures to overconfidence. Why experts driven by personal excellence should think twice before taking leadership roles. Free download: The Leader's Bias Cheat Sheet](https://thenewworkplaybook.com/explore/the-leaders-bias-cheat-sheet/)) Resources mentioned: Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011) Adam Grant, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (2021) Connect with me: LinkedIn Instagram Website

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What Happens When We Stop Questioning Ourselves

In this episode:

  • Why we naturally associate confidence with competence, and how the attention economy amplifies this.
  • My downhill mountain biking lesson in overconfidence.
  • The Dunning-Kruger effect, and why expertise can be the moment overconfidence catches us.
  • Why leaders are often overconfident in their ability to evaluate other people.
  • Why System 1 and System 2 thinking matters in high-stakes decisions like hiring.
  • Confident humility and the scientist's mindset as countermeasures to overconfidence.
  • Why experts driven by personal excellence should think twice before taking leadership roles.

Free download: The Leader's Bias Cheat Sheet](https://thenewworkplaybook.com/explore/the-leaders-bias-cheat-sheet/))

Resources mentioned: Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011) Adam Grant, Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (2021)

Connect with me: LinkedIn

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