While reading this wonderful X thread by @dieworkwear about how Tristan Tate erroneously confuses his style as one matching that of Cary Grant, a thought crossed my mind: it's so easy to fall into a trap of your own ego. This goes both ways, for being too humble is just as bad as being too confident, but the later seems worst to me, as in being more detrimental to society itself.
One of the reasons I pay for Hey is because David and Jason feel confidently humble. They are confident in their products, their vision, and their way of running things. However, they candidly disclose when they're guessing and admit publicly when they were wrong. Those things never made them look weak or untrustworthy! They acknowledge and learn from those mistakes, but they are still confidently moving forward after adjustments.
In May, I'm switching jobs, my first job move in 8 years. I wasn't looking to change jobs, as I wasn't feeling confident about my programming skills. Upon receiving the invitation for the process, I went with no expectations, as I had no hopes. During the interview process, I came to realize I don't have so many reasons to be humble all the time. I do know what I'm doing in programming, and I have 40 years worth of other knowledge and skills nobody perhaps even cares, much less have, and those are all assets to communicate with people that have problems that need solutions through programming. I have found myself confidently humble for the first time in years.
One of the reasons I pay for Hey is because David and Jason feel confidently humble. They are confident in their products, their vision, and their way of running things. However, they candidly disclose when they're guessing and admit publicly when they were wrong. Those things never made them look weak or untrustworthy! They acknowledge and learn from those mistakes, but they are still confidently moving forward after adjustments.
In May, I'm switching jobs, my first job move in 8 years. I wasn't looking to change jobs, as I wasn't feeling confident about my programming skills. Upon receiving the invitation for the process, I went with no expectations, as I had no hopes. During the interview process, I came to realize I don't have so many reasons to be humble all the time. I do know what I'm doing in programming, and I have 40 years worth of other knowledge and skills nobody perhaps even cares, much less have, and those are all assets to communicate with people that have problems that need solutions through programming. I have found myself confidently humble for the first time in years.