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Confidence

Are we all as confident as we think we are?

Why we’re all overconfident

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It’s easy to think you’re right all the time. As crazy as it may sound, sometimes that’s incorrect. Psychologist David Dunning explains why people are so confident, even when they have no idea what they’re talking about.

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