What we can learn from idiots

and take back control of the world.

The world isn't run by the smartest people.
It’s run by the most relentlessly confident ones — often blissfully unaware of how underprepared they actually are.

Which brings us to today’s hot take:
Dumb people have leverage.
No, seriously.

They don’t spiral into “what if I mess up” loops.
They don’t second-guess every tiny move.
They don’t waste time rewriting emails seventeen times just to sound "competent."
They just… go.
Like slightly chaotic toddlers with a credit card and no concept of consequences.

Meanwhile, smart people?
Crippled by self-awareness.
Haunted by nuance.
So damn good at seeing all the potential problems… that they never start.

And this isn’t a philosophical rant — it’s an actual pattern.
Psychologists call it the Dunning-Kruger effect:
The less you know, the more confident you are.
The more you know, the more you realize what you don’t know… and freeze.

So what can we learn from the blissfully oblivious?

No, we don’t need to start yelling on live TV or pitch Ponzi schemes at family dinners.

But we do need to borrow some of their blind confidence.
Turn the volume down on that inner critic.
Stop treating hesitation like a virtue.
And for the love of sanity, stop rewriting your own story like it’s a courtroom testimony.

Because if people with zero clue can bulldoze their way to success…
You — with your self-awareness, ethics, and Google Docs full of ideas — can definitely get somewhere better.

Let the idiots inspire you.
Not to be them.
But to stop holding yourself back like you’re waiting for permission.

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Now tell me:
What’s one thing you've been smart enough to delay… but now dumb enough to just start anyway?

Let’s hear it 👇
We’re reclaiming delusional confidence this week.