Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning
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How good are you with money? What about reading people’s emotions? How healthy are you, compared to other people you know? Knowing how our skills stack up against others is useful in many ways. But psychological research suggests that we’re not very good at evaluating ourselves accurately. In fact, we frequently overestimate our own abilities. David Dunning describes the Dunning-Kruger effect.
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The Dunning-Kruger effect suggests it is difficult, if not impossible, for people to identify their intellectual and social deficits. If this is the case, what can a person do to find out about how their shortcomings? In addition, how do we deal with a person suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect?
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Karla Falcon
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If a person wants to find out about their shortcomings, they can seek feedback from others who are knowledgeable or experienced in the areas where they want to improve. they can engage in self-reflection and self-assessment to identify areas where they may need to develop their skills or knowledge. It is also important for people to have a growth mindset and be open to learning and feedback, even if it is critical.
Dealing with a person suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect can be challenging because they may be resistant to feedback or criticism and may overestimate their abilities. It can be helpful to provide specific feedback and examples that demonstrate where the person's skills or knowledge fall short.
Jari Dayana Cárdenas
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preguntarles a otras personas que deficiencias ven en uno ya que nosotros se nos dificulta identificar nuestros déficits y segundo y no menos importante siempre saber más, cuando aprendemos tendremos un conocimiento más amplio de la situación, viendo las consecuencias y juzgando exactamente...
Joel Bergmann
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Ngl reading this made me relise that not everyone else can eat an entire cob of corn in one bit, corn on the cob is lowkey mid so i just assumed everyone esle could do it
tldr; im a expert corn on the cob eater
HAN JUN NI
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Teaching them about emotional intelligence, having my group of friends or people close to me tell me what my biggest flaws are, making me analyze the pros and cons of each of my actions.
Daniela Rojas
Lesson in progress
There are many questionnaires that we present in schools to be able to know what we are good at and be able to develop it in our lives but we can also know what we are bad at and so we can practice to improve it or better leave it aside.
Mariell Salazar
Lesson in progress
People must know themselves, know what they like, what they don't like. they can make a self-recognition on the virtues and defects.
Karla Alejandra Pérez de Lira
Lesson in progress
Teaching them about emotional intelligence, having my group of friends or people close to me tell me what my biggest flaws are, making me analyze the pros and cons of each of my actions.
Asher Paul
Lesson completed
START TO LEARN ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECT VERY DEEPLY AND BECOME HIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE, DURING THIS PROCESS THEY REALIZE THEIR SHORTCOMINGS. reduce your ego!
Kanstantsin Darashchonak
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I think a person needs to take a test of his abilities by someone who are have independent perspective, like a check. How to deal with it?Put the goals on the table, achieve them, celebrate, and study!
Harry Connerty
Lesson completed
A person I can do to find out about how their shortcomings are is to identify when you have intellectual and social deficits. We deal with a person suffering from the Dunning Kruger effect by treating how to deal with that social effect.
