“The popular advice is we just need more confidence, more assurance, more chutzpah. But the issue with confidence is how we try to achieve it. Too often we try to win high self-regard in cheap ways. We undermine others, or we compare our achievements to those of the weakest around us. We conform to cultural norms, believing that what society values is what we value and that how society defines success is how we must define success. These cheap self-confidence tricks are unsustainable and can lead to narcissism during good times and depression during hard times.”
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Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
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Rich Karlgaard
Rich Karlgaard is an American journalist and author known for his in-depth analysis of business and technology. Born on August 9, 1954, he graduated from Stanford University and has worked for several prominent media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. His writings cover a range of topics from business strategy, innovation, to leadership. more
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