Oct 8, 2021

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A very overconfident looking chap, in various relative sizes — (featured image: kues1/Freepik)

The relativity of mysterious overconfidence

Both doubt and confidence have benefits, but is there anything worthwhile in overconfidence?

It is the season of party conferences in Britain. Over the years I have lived here, my attitude towards them has evolved from interest to irritation, and on to indifference. What has been a constant throughout, though, is the…

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Accidental behavioural economist in search of wisdom. Uses insights from (behavioural) economics in organization development. On Twitter as @koenfucius

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