Overthink Confidence
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Nov 11, 2025 Dive into the intriguing world of confidence! Explore whether it's a fixed trait or shaped by situations. Discover modern challenges surrounding self-assurance and the impact of social trust. Unpack Don A. Moore's calibration techniques to estimate your abilities better. Plus, uncover how gender shapes confidence expressions and get a candid look at personal experiences. Savor the delicate balance between overconfidence and insecurity, and consider how confidence—or the lack thereof—can steer life outcomes!
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First Conference Meltdown
- David Peña-Guzmán describes his first conference talk where his voice cracked and he lost confidence mid-presentation.
- He felt listeners' praise as pity and couldn't internalize positive feedback afterward.
Early Talk Roasted In Q&A
- Ellie recalls her first conference talk about theater vs. film where she entered confident and was harshly criticized in Q&A.
- That experience tempered her early overconfidence and reshaped her approach.
Modernity’s Confidence Paradox
- Charles Pépin argues modernity both demands confidence and undermines it through alienating work.
- This creates a paradox: we must reinvent ourselves while losing the sources that ground self-worth.
