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May 24, 2022

Courage, not confidence

I mean, if you've got both, more power to you.

I heard a compelling argument the other day that there’s no such thing as confidence. Instead of confidence, the speaker argued, which doesn’t really exist, you should focus on courage.

This resonated with me, because I have never been sure what confidence is. (All I can think of is Don Draper.)

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