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Overview
- The Dunning-Kruger effect is a type of cognitive bias in which people believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are.
- The combination of poor self-awareness and low cognitive ability leads them to overestimate their own capabilities.
- The term lends a scientific name and explanation to a problem that many people immediately recognize—that fools are blind to their own foolishness.
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Causes
- Overestimate their own skill levels.
- Fail to recognize the genuine skill and expertise of other people.
- Fail to recognize their own mistakes and lack of skill.
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Affected People
- EVERYONE.Everyone has areas in which they are uninformed and incompetent.
- The reality is that everyone is susceptible to this phenomenon, and in fact, most of us probably experience it with surprising regularity.
- The dose is a bit higher in some cases though ...
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Overcoming The Bias
- Keep learning and practicing.
- Ask other people how you're doing.
- Question what you know.
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Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why Incompetent People Think They Are Superior
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THE DUNNING KRUGER EFFECT IS A type of cognitive bias you would not like to have .
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