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Why toxic overconfidence is on the rise?

An unhealthy kind of confidence is becoming more and more prevalent, tipping into hubris. That’s...

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06.45 7 Apr 2026


Why toxic overconfidence is on the rise?


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06.45 7 Apr 2026


An unhealthy kind of confidence is becoming more and more prevalent, tipping into hubris. That’s according to Professor Ian Robertson, Co-director of Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin and author of How Confidence Works.


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