- Hey friends, Dave Burkus here,
and thanks for watching the Daily Burk.
Today we are talking about why
you're not as smart as you think you are.
Actually, I mean, none of us are.
One of the most fascinating insights for me
from the world of psychology as a whole
is the phenomenon known as the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Now this is a fascinating finding
that we've seen and replicated multiple times
that essentially says that the less you know
about a subject matter, the more likely you are to assume
that you know a lot about it.
Part of it is that you just don't know
how much there is to know about this,
but part of it is that generally ignorance,
for some reason, instills confidence.
This is by the way why something like 90% of drivers
rate themselves as above average drivers.
Which is not only not true,
but it signals that the Dunning-Kruger effect
might apply to statistics as well.
Anyway, what is the cure to the Dunning-Kruger effect?
How do you avoid being a Dunning-Kruger?
Well it turns out that the simplest way
to counteract it is to learn.
Now what I think the takeaway here for this is,
we know that as you learn about a subject
you start to realize how much more there is to learn
and you start to become less and less susceptible
to the Dunning-Kruger effect.
I think the solution is to check yourself
every time that you assume knowledge,
every time that you say oh yeah yeah yeah
I know exactly about that.
Stop and actually go, now wait,
there probably is something I need to learn here.
And instead of assuming knowledge
or even trying to demonstrate knowledge,
flip to questions.
Questions usually work better than telling people anyway.
But it has the extra positive effect
of learning something new,
learning how much there is to learn,
and counteracting the Dunning-Kruger effect.
It's really the only way to avoid being a Dunning-Kruger.
So the next time you think you know something,
the next time you know for sure
that you are the expert,
stop and realize there's always something new to learn.
And instead, adopt a posture of learning.
You might just find you rate yourself
as an above average learner.
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