Technology ConnectionsJul 16, 2024

Confidence is not "I know what I'm doing."

Confidence is "I know how to find that out" and "I know how to learn new things" and most importantly "I know when I don't know what I'm doing, so I stop and find someone who does"

Obnoxious blowhards rely on people not understanding this distinction. And they amplify it by framing actual confidence as weakness.

This may be a useful thing to talk about with certain people in your life who are being fooled by fascists.

Show threadGiles PatersonJul 16, 2024
@TechConnectify I've spent a large chunk of my career thinking I wasn't as good as others because I didn't know all the answers. So I would figure things out on my own. Eventually people started asking me how to do things or how I knew stuff, and that's when I realised that knowing how to find things out and learn on the go was the key. That gave me confidence.

Now when people ask me things, I'll try to show them how I find out the answer. I try to coach others in these crucial skills and help build their confidence.
Show threadCainmark Does Not Comply 🚲

@giles @TechConnectify

That's what good scientists and good Librarians do.

Good people in other works too, but those are the ones I've personally experienced.

Jul 16, 2024 at 6:38pmWeb