Is Being Cocky Good?

It's no surprise that being arrogant may help keep people from interacting with you. After all, there are a lot of people who may harm you in many ways — emotionally, too. Arrogance saves both time and energy wasted in dealing with such people.

What makes someone cocky?

"People who are cocky or arrogant have a lot of self confidence and are usually very outgoing," marriage and family therapist Dr. Racine Henry tells Bustle. "These people not only believe in themselves but also expect positive outcomes.

Is Confident being cocky?

Let's look at the textbook definitions of these two terms: Confidence is “a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something.” (Source) On the flipside, someone who is cocky is defined as someone who is “boldly or brashly self-confident” (Source)