B2 – Upper Intermediate
Ever catch yourself over-enthusiastically sharing your achievements or being nudged about boasting? If the desire for acknowledgment and external validation feels familiar, you might be engaging in “confidence dumping,” as labeled by TikTok creator Connor DeWolfe. Recognizing this behavior is the first step and there’s no need for shame.
Read this article to learn more about “confidence dumping”.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-confidence-dumping_l_653a5e99e4b0c855610460a1
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “cut someone some slack” mean? “It’s important to cut folks some slack and assume the best intentions.” Make a sentence with this idiom.
- Define “along the lines of something”. “Along the lines of the latter, put a rock, penny or something else you want to collect in a jar.” Use this in a sentence.
- What is the meaning of “counterintuitive”? “It might seem counterintuitive, but people with ADHD engage in this behavior when they are in a supportive environment with others where they feel they can be vulnerable and will not be judged.” Give two synonyms and make a sentence with “counterintuitive”.
Discussion Questions:
- What are your thoughts on “confidence dumping”?
- Have you ever noticed instances when you or someone you know engage in “confidence dumping”? How does it make you feel?
- What are the potential negative impacts of being on the receiving end of “confidence dumping,” both personally and professionally?
- How does “confidence dumping” impact team dynamics, and what strategies can address it in a workplace?
- Can you think of a more positive and helpful way of conveying your accomplishments without resorting to confidence dumping?
- What are effective ways to feel validated or affirmed?
2 replies on “Confidence Dumping”
Discussion Questions:
1. What are your thoughts on “confidence dumping”?
I think is a new label for lack of self-confidence and the need to approval for this people. A new label for an old behaviour.
2. Have you ever noticed instances when you or someone you know engage in “confidence dumping”? How does it make you feel?
Well, I see a lot of time this behaviour, in some cases are because the people have a lack of self-confidence, but there are other cases that is because they are extroverts’ people and the really like to be just the centre of all the conversations.
I don’t like it, I can understand them but I prefer other kind of people in order to have a very interesting conversation and have a room to speak about everything not only about the thing one person tell us he does.
3. What are the potential negative impacts of being on the receiving end of “confidence dumping,” both personally and professionally?
It is difficult to bear with this in a medium or long term, you will be bored of them, you would try to avoid them, they are unbearable… (from my personal point of view and maybe because I’m an uneasy person)
4. How does “confidence dumping” impact team dynamics, and what strategies can address it in a workplace?
This kind of people doesn’t fit in teams’ dynamics, is difficult to integrate them in work teams, and it’s difficult to deal with them. So, in these cases is very important to have a good leader who fix the rules of the work team and for the “good dynamics” and asure all members comply with them.
5. Can you think of a more positive and helpful way of conveying your accomplishments without resorting to confidence dumping?
There are some tips in the article, helpful tips. Also, I think is important to confess to a very good friend and a very good colleague your problem, to receive their feedback and, just in case, receive from them when to stop this behaviour.
6. What are effective ways to feel validated or affirmed?
In the workplace environment, there are some important tools like the appraisal interviews, you also may ask to your supervisor or your colleague their feedback, and so forth… I think is the best and the most professional way to do it without bored your workmates.
Fantastic job staying consistent with your writing practice.
Improve these few sentences this way:
Keep it up!