Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Black Swan (№ 258152)

We humans are victims of an asymmetry in the perception of random events. We attribute our successes to their mastery, and failures - external events beyond our control. Namely, accidents. We take responsibility for the good, but not bad. This allows us to think that we are better than others - no matter what we are doing. For example, 94 percent of Swedes believe that are included in 50 percent of Swedish drivers; 84 percent of French believe their sexual abilities provide them a place in the top half of the rating of French lovers.
Another consequence of this asymmetry is that we feel to a certain extent unique from anyone else (because they are, in our view, this asymmetry does not apply).