It might not be that they believe they are the smartest person in the room. It might be that all the cognitive distortions, particularly the 7th one that you bring up, might be precisely because they are, generally speaking, the smartest person in the room.
And it might be because they are, in fact, the smartest sort of people, that they get the most done.
We are of course, only sampling smart people who get stuff done. Smart people who do not get things done tend to be astoundingly good at being unproductive.
And it might be because they are, in fact, the smartest sort of people, that they get the most done.
We are of course, only sampling smart people who get stuff done. Smart people who do not get things done tend to be astoundingly good at being unproductive.