Confidence has multiple benefits. But one of those benefits is social - appearing confident triggers others to trust you, even when they shouldn’t. Seeing oth

Confidence has multiple benefits. But one of those benefits is social - appearing confident triggers others to trust you, even when they shouldn’t. Seeing others get burned by that pattern over and over can encourage hesitation and humility, and discourage confident action. It’s essentially an academic attitude and can be very unfortunate and self-defeating.