 like cultivates a sense of confidence and you can walk into a room and you just feel like you know i got this like even though there's no reason for me to think that i do and i think that that is a really nice thing about americans that they're kind of like willing to take on new challenges but i think on its worst days it can sort of create a sense of arrogance and sort of a feeling of like being a little bit of a know-it-all and maybe a little bit less of an opportunity to be self-reflective because you don't necessarily ever think you've done anything wrong or there's anywhere to improve