Why the Most Foolish People End Up in Power – Machiavelli Knew This

The pattern, as you recall, is the pattern of the least qualified takes march ahead, has the loudest voice, and shows the most confidence, which, was only found very recently by our good friends Dunning and Kruger, who very wisely saw this pattern before anyone else.

The less qualified of a person you are, the more confident you are, and only after you become adept enough to realize that the subject is much more complicated, do you become less confident that you can achieve something of the sort.

Dunning and Kruger were the first to tell of the confident dumb. But Machiavelli was the first one to see this, he said that leaders that show intelligence are more likely to let slip that they are not as confident as they say they are. Because after a certain point, it is no longer genuine confidence. Component people cannot become leaders.

Leadship skills such as confidence and charisma are only usable for political stands up to a IQ of around 120.

Even if you know your IQ, it becomes difficult to convey the island of confidence that people rely on. I'm not saying being smart is a weakness, but in reality, it kind of is. Being smart makes you see things that others don't, like the motive of leaders, or even the right answer to necessities that other leaders cannot reach, but because you disagree with the island of confidence, the people turn their back to you to listen to the loudest voice, even if they know your right.

Be the prince. Use your knowledge according to necessity, don't use deception like the dumb, use your intelligence to get into the system. Be the inside voice, and become a figure that cannot be ignored.

In short, do what you love