Creutzer comments on Self-confidence and status - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Creutzer 25 August 2015 06:18:33AM 0 points [-]

When someone tells you to be more confident, it's probably because they believe your perception of yourself is worse than reality.

The cynical alternative hypothesis is that "be more confident" actually means "be higher status".