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Encouraging Self-doubt? Cognitive dissonance. I don't think questioning a thing is the same as doubting it. In fact questioning it can make me a more ardent be
by drewcoo 5y ago
Encouraging Self-doubt? Cognitive dissonance.
I don't think questioning a thing is the same as doubting it. In fact questioning it can make me a more ardent believer.
- eternityforest 5y ago"we should encourage self doubt" not "Self doubt that is encouraging". I don't see the dissonance. It's just a less controversial way to say "Let's discourage confidence " which is what I probably would have said, because I'm not a fan of confidence culture.
- ohwellhere 5y agoI think the author is right in his points, but his choice of phrasing may not be as accurate as possible. Rather than "encouraging self-doubt", I think he is suggesting a culture of introspection, self-awareness, process-oriented thinking, and especially humility. Rather than discouraging "confidence", I think he is discouraging hubris, pride, arrogance, and results-oriented thinking.