Question 1: The Principle Of Confidence And Overconfidence

Wilburn, Thoren Question 1: The principal of confidence, specifically overconfidence, has really resonated with me this class. I am someone who has always sought higher and higher self confidence in everything I do. This part of the chapter made me reevaluate how important that really should be to me. It truly makes it difficult to understand what seems to be the best tactic. In the end I feel like I have decided it is still a very good thing, to a degree. Extreme overconfidence, especially when they are from people with extreme levels of power, is certainly a terrible thing that can ensue destruction upon many, if not all, of their followers. It can also lead to less true studying and researching; however, one must also take into account how powerful a boost of morale can be in stressful situations. The book seems to put overconfidence in a mostly bad light, and I heavily disagree with that. Obviously it will have its downsides like every other thing in the whole world, but I believe they usually outweigh the negative aspects.
As long as there is not any increase in incompetence, then I believe it will be fine. The book quotes people can be ignorant of one’s incompetence and then when that occurs, it is likely to only grow, and I agree with this. Incompetence is an awful thing that people can ignore their whole

My parents separated when I was six, and I was juggled different houses for about two years. I eventually ended up in my grandparent’s house with my dad, then he moved out of state and my mom started living with us when I was nine. It stayed very stable until my grandpa died almost two years ago, and now I just live with my mom and grandma. Even though I’ve spent far more time with my mother than my father, I still hold many of the gender and cultural values my father taught me when he was in my