People lacking knowledge suffer a double curse

Knowing how competent and skilled we are against other people helps us figure out when we can go ahead with our decisions or when we instead need to look for advice. 

But psychological research suggests that we frequently overestimate our own abilities. This is known as the Dunning-...

On average, people tend to rate themselves better than most in disciplines ranging from health, leadership skills, ethics and more.

Those with the least ability often overrate their skills to the greatest extent.  People who are measurably poor at logical reasoning, grammar...

The Dunning-Kruger effect isn't about an ego blinding us to our weaknesses. Once people can spot their deficits, they usually will admit to them. That is why people with moderate experience often have less confidence in their abilities. They know there's a lot th...