There are two types of people in the world: those that set out to prove their competence, and those that work to improve their competence. A great example was Donald Trump. He was clearly a smart enough man to get elected, but he very much focused on proving how smart he thought he was, rather than working to improve his knowledge (or trust those that were smarter in a given niche). This video is a great example of him working hard to try to prove how smart he was:
Proving versus improving
Proving versus improving
Proving versus improving
There are two types of people in the world: those that set out to prove their competence, and those that work to improve their competence. A great example was Donald Trump. He was clearly a smart enough man to get elected, but he very much focused on proving how smart he thought he was, rather than working to improve his knowledge (or trust those that were smarter in a given niche). This video is a great example of him working hard to try to prove how smart he was: