The First Principle Is Not To Fool Yourself - Maryland Daily Record

We spend so much time and money trying to protect and enforce our rights against others that we overlook threats from within ourselves. The famous physicist, Richard Feynman, said, “The first principle is not to fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.”

Most of us react negatively when someone is overconfident about themselves or their opinions. We have an inner voice that is quick to identify and judge anything that sounds arrogant or single-minded. That same voice, however, is peculiarly silent when we are overly confident about our own opinions or capabilities. We don’t tolerate overconfidence in others but we indulge in it ourselves.

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