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The art of being wrong at full volume and complete peace.

means An excess of confidence in your own abilities or judgment that outstrips what the facts can actually support.

from A straightforward compound: 'over-' (too much, beyond proper limits) plus 'confidence,' from Latin 'confidentia' — 'con-' (thoroughly) and 'fidere' (to trust). The root 'fidere' is the same one behind 'fidelity' and 'faith.' So confidence is, at heart, full trust — and overconfidence is that trust running past the evidence that should be keeping it in check.

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