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Tips for calibrating your decisions wisely
Forget what you’ve read in self-help books. More confidence is not necessarily better, says Prof. Don Moore, who studies the psychology of decision-making and overconfidence.
His new book, Perfectly Confident: How to Calibrate Your Decisions Wisely (HarperCollins, 2020), uses studies from psychology and behavioral economics to explain what confidence is, when it can be helpful, and when it can be self-delusional and destructive. It’s a lively, self-aware guide—replete with anecdotes, scientific research, and provocative questions—that can help anyone find what Moore calls “the middle way between having too much and having too little” confidence.
“The middle way enables you to see the truth and understand all that you are capable of, and how to achieve it,” says Moore. “It helps you steer clear of mistakes that can put you at risk for missed opportunities, embarrassment, and pain.”
Moore lists five strategies for better calibrating your confidence.
Tune in to the virtual launch party for Perfectly Confident on Tuesday, May 26, 5:30pm PST/8:30pm EST. The event features a short reading, some confidence-calibration games, and tips for better calibrating your confidence. Ask questions via YouTube chat: https://haas.org/youtube-perfectlyconfident.
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