Thinking 'I'm safe' is the most dangerous thing. The true nature of the 'gullible' that dragged me from a 15 million yen annual income to rock bottom | Business | Thinking Methods | Mindset | Writing | SNS Strategy | Side Hustles
Hello everyone! This is Kuro no Ichigo😊
In my previous articles, I've talked about the 'tricks' behind SNS and advertisements. Many of you must have thought, 'Oh, so that's what's going on behind the scenes' or 'I need to be careful.'
However, I dare to say something harsh.
The moment you think, 'I'm safe because I have knowledge,' might be the time you are closest to being a 'gullible person (jo-jaku).'
Today, I will share my own painful experience of falling from the peak of a 15 million yen annual income to rock bottom, with a sense of self-admonition.
1. Being 'gullible' is not about lacking knowledge
Generally, when people say 'gullible,' they tend to think of people who are unfamiliar with the internet or ignorant. But in the business world, the true 'gullible' person is different.
It refers to 'someone who has low ability to obtain, evaluate, and utilize information, and who overconfidently relies on biased knowledge.'
Actually, I was that person myself. In the past, I knew the ins and outs of the advertising industry, succeeded in blogging, and held a management position at a young age. I prided myself on saying, 'My ability to research and my sense of caution are higher than others. There's no way I'd be deceived.'
What crept in there was 'greed' and 'impatience', and **'arrogance.'**
2. The trap of the Dunning-Kruger effect
There is a psychological term called the 'Dunning-Kruger effect.' Simply put, it is a phenomenon where **'people with lower ability tend to overestimate their own ability.'**
The more you have a half-baked amount of knowledge, the more you fall under the illusion that 'I understand everything.' I was the same. 'With my current self, I can take on bigger challenges,' 'This information is the key to reaching even greater heights.'
The knowledge I possessed was nothing more than a single drop in the ocean.
Unable to realize that obvious fact and blinded by the small successes at hand, I lost a large amount of money and fell to rock bottom😭
3. The weight of the phrase 'I never thought it would happen to me'
There is a phrase that people who have been victims of fraud always say afterward.
'I never thought I would be the one to get caught.'
This very phrase is proof that you were standing at the entrance to being gullible.
The baseless confidence that 'I'm safe' makes you lax in scrutinizing information and causes you to ignore red flags.
It wasn't just money that I lost.
My self-confidence, my pride, and my time.
I only realized it when everything collapsed.
The biggest 'gullible' person was my own self back then, who refused to acknowledge my own ignorance.
Kuro no Ichigo's Soul Injection
What you need to escape being 'information-illiterate' is not the latest tools or secret know-how.
It is the humility to think 'I might not know anything' and the constant act of 'questioning'.
Why is this person sharing this information?
Why did this advertisement catch my eye right now?
Is 'greed' mixed into my judgment?
If you are feeling 'impatient' about something right now and are seeking quick success, please stop for a moment.
That very ' impatience' is the biggest noise dragging you into the swamp of being information-illiterate.
So that we never have to say 'I never thought it would happen to me' ever again, let's keep learning, keep questioning, and keep moving forward, even if it's a grind.
Today's topic was a bit heavy. Thank you for reading until the end.
See you in the next article 😌
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