The Confidence Map: Visualizing Confidence

The Confidence Map is a framework that aims to visualize confidence, which is often talked about but not deeply understood. It consists of two critical feelings: certainty and control. Certainty refers to knowing that things are predictable and that we can anticipate what's ahead, while control means feeling prepared with the tools and resources for success. The Confidence Map places certainty on the x-axis and control on the y-axis, resulting in four quadrants that represent different mixes of these two factors. These quadrants include the comfort zone (high certainty, high control), passenger seat (high certainty, low control), stress center (low certainty, low control), and launchpad (high control, low certainty). The goal for most individuals is to be in the comfort zone, but it's important to recognize that people can move between different quadrants depending on different subject matters and moments in life.