Eliezer writes:
>Subtract both arrogance and humility, and what's left is an offhand
>estimate of one's percentile that could move an order of magnitude in
>either direction without us caring much.
Remove both arrogance and humility, and what is left is the potential for a calm knowledge of the potential of one's own abilities. A knowledge that produces a confidence that no one can shake, because it does not require constant reinforcement through comparison with others.
To put in another way: Do not walk ahead of me, so that I must follow you. Do not walk behind me, so that I must lead you. Walk beside me, so that we can talk.
Kathryn Aegis