The overconfident western knights soon launched an attack on Damascus instead, but Nur Ad-Din came to their aid, dealing the crusader army a crushing blow.
Pilots could be corrected by observant co-pilots and overconfident bosses might be chastened by whispers around the water-cooler, especially if the whisperers had read Kahneman's book.
The sales proposal is over-confident and reckless. On the other side of the spectrum, sales proposals frequently deter senior buyers because they use over-confident and reckless words.
" Now then, Mr. Cocksure, " said the salesman, " I thought that I was out of geese, but before I finish you'll find that there is still one left in my shop. You see this little book? " " Well? "