Excessive confidence is easier to succeed?

Scientists for the first time discover that overconfident people are more likely to succeed.

Computer math simulations show that overconfidence helps increase the chances of winning in all areas. This result frees up scientists' concerns over the years.

'In the past, there was no convincing explanation that explains why we are overconfident and our new simulation has partly proved overconfidence to be a good thing , ' said Dr. Dominic Johnson. , of the University of Edinburgh (UK), said.

Athletes Usain Bolt is always confident before playing.

Usain Bolt "Lightning" is a good example. This Jamaican athletic athlete always appears in competitions with a confident style and many people think he is too arrogant. However, that wing helped Usain Bolt repeatedly break the world track record.

On the other hand, scientists find that overconfidence can also lead to wrong decisions, excessive expectations, dangers and failures. The research team cites two good examples of the 2008 financial crisis and the 2003 Iraq war.

Whether good or bad, overconfidence persists over thousands of years of natural selection, the most important is how to control it, in order to exploit the positive aspect and limit the negative side.