The Power of Negative Thinking: The Impact of Overconfidence

Exploring the negative consequences of overconfidence and how it contributes to gambling, addiction, and a narcissistic society.

00:00:00 The speaker discusses the relationship between confidence and competence and shares research conducted in 40 countries.

๐ŸŒ Argentina's confidence despite its declining state.

๐Ÿง  The relationship between self-perceived abilities and actual abilities.

๐ŸŒŽ Studies conducted in 40 different countries.

00:01:04 The Power of Negative Thinking: Exploring the pervasive bias of overconfidence and its impact on human thought and behavior.

๐Ÿ’ก There is a weak relationship between competence and confidence.

๐Ÿ” Overconfidence is a pervasive bias in human thought.

๐ŸŒ‘ Overconfidence has a dark side that is often overlooked.

00:02:09 The TED@NYC talk explores the negative consequences of overconfidence and how it contributes to gambling, addiction, and a narcissistic society.

๐ŸŽฐ Compulsive gambling is caused by overconfident consumers who overestimate their ability to pay back loans.

๐Ÿšญ Addicts often underestimate the harmful effects of their addictions and think it will happen to others, not themselves.

๐Ÿ’ช Overconfidence leads to a culture where confidence is mistaken for competence.

00:03:13 An exploration of why negative thinking can be beneficial in business, leadership, self-worth, and social media culture.

๐Ÿค” Understanding why arrogant and psychopathic employees are commonly promoted to managerial levels.

๐Ÿ’ช Exploring the reasons behind the lack of women in leadership positions.

๐ŸŒŸ Examining the obsession with fame and the culture of self-worship.

00:04:19 Discover the benefits of low confidence and insecurities, and learn how to bridge the gap between confidence and competence by working hard.

๐Ÿ”‘ Low confidence is a threat detection signal that tells you not to do something.

๐Ÿ’ก Low self-concept highlights the difference between the person you want to be and the person you think you are.

๐Ÿ“š Reducing the gap between confidence and competence requires hard work, not relying on self-help books.

โœจ Low confidence and insecurities help in maintaining modesty and humility.

00:05:25 The TED@NYC talk explores the benefits of negative thinking, including increased coachability and likeability. A less confident world would be a better world.

๐Ÿ‘ Negative feedback makes us more coachable.

๐Ÿ›‘ Negative feedback prevents complacency.

๐Ÿ˜Š Negative feedback makes us more likeable.

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