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This first trail diary is full of overexertion, overconfidence and overexposure in something called the 100-Mile Wilderness.
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Drew Goins, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
This was a mistake of overconfidence on my part, as this was my fourth or fifth time at the summit.
—Rusty Foster, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Some of the stories are straightforward parables about the perils of overconfidence or a desire for clarity.
—Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
The technique selectively addressed the problem of overconfidence in one’s knowledge, a characteristic of a lack of intellectual humility.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2024
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Drew Goins, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
This was a mistake of overconfidence on my part, as this was my fourth or fifth time at the summit.
—Rusty Foster, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
Some of the stories are straightforward parables about the perils of overconfidence or a desire for clarity.
—Robert Rubsam, Washington Post, 24 June 2024
The technique selectively addressed the problem of overconfidence in one’s knowledge, a characteristic of a lack of intellectual humility.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Overconfidence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconfidence. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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