Have you ever taken a test or had an interview and came away feeling like you had failed but later found out that you did better than you thought?

Have you ever taken a test or had an interview and came away feeling like you had failed but later found out that you did better than you thought?
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All the time. Our self-assessment is rarely correct, it seems. I’m sure you did way better than you think. Do you generally tend to under-estimate yourself, perhaps?
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