{"id":829,"date":"2024-11-20T14:35:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niblits.com\/blog\/?p=829"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:17:14","slug":"confidence-feeling-vs-being-able","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niblits.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/confidence-feeling-vs-being-able\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidence – Feeling vs. Being Able"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The Illusion of Confidence: Why Feeling Good Isn’t Enough<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hi Reader,<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca1 Today’s Niblit:<\/strong> In “Confidence,” Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic reveals a startling truth: high confidence doesn’t necessarily lead to success. In fact, the relationship between feeling able and being able is weaker than you might think.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd11 Key Insight:<\/strong> Confidence and competence are two distinct concepts that are often confused. Confidence is about feeling able, while competence is about actually being able. Many people assume that boosting confidence will automatically improve their performance, but research shows this isn’t the case.<\/p>\n

Think of confidence and competence as two separate dials on a mixing board. Turning up the confidence dial doesn’t automatically turn up the competence dial. In fact, sometimes it can mask the need to improve your actual skills. It’s like turning up the volume on a badly played instrument \u2014 it doesn’t improve the music, it just makes the flaws louder.<\/p>\n

This matters because our society often emphasizes feeling good over being good. But in the long run, it’s competence that truly drives success. By focusing on building real skills rather than just boosting our self-esteem, we set ourselves up for genuine, lasting achievement.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd89 Nibble of Wisdom:<\/strong> True success comes from aligning your confidence with your competence, not from confidence alone.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Practical Tip:<\/strong> The next time you face a challenge, focus on preparing and improving your skills rather than trying to psych yourself up with confidence-boosting exercises.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude80 Quick Action:<\/strong> Identify one area where you’d like to improve. Instead of telling yourself “I can do this,” ask “How can I learn to do this better?” Then take one small step towards learning or practicing that skill today.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd0d Further Exploration:<\/strong><\/p>\n