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Arrogance = Ignorance + Conviction

Arrogance = Ignorance + Conviction

Humility converts evidence and experience into knowledge and wisdom.

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Cognitive psychology’s Dunning-Kruger effect states that confidence and competence have a complicated relationship. It was inspired by the case of McArthur Wheeler who tried to rob two banks in broad daylight. He was genuinely perplexed on being caught. Turns out that he believed that a coating of lemon juice would make him invisible in the CCTV footage…

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