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Confidence without humility breeds arrogance and humility without confidence breeds doubt, so the two belong together.

Drawn from what Adam Grant said

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What this subject means

humility Knowing what you do not know: whether it makes you learn and decide better, or costs you the self-belief that gets things done.

Why does humility matter?under our view: It only works paired with confidence

What Adam Grant actually said

  1. Adam Grant Organizational psychologist and professor at the Wharton School
    Confident humility is being secure enough in your expertise and strengths to admit your ignorance and weaknesses. In Think Again, I highlighted evidence that confidence without humility breeds blind arrogance, and humility without confidence yields debilitating doubt.

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