smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoHow to get a clue where on the curve of Dunning-Kruger effect you are?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareHow to get a clue where on the curve of Dunning-Kruger effect you are?smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareMajorHavoclinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·6 months agoMy mantra is: “However much I think I know about a subject, I actually know slightly less than that.”
minus-squarekromem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoUnless you are in the top 25%, in which case everyone else knows slightly less than you think they do.
minus-squareTheCheddarCheese@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI don’t think you even need to be in the top 25 for that, just pick a mildly niche subject.
minus-squareNighed@sffa.communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoA niche subject just makes it easier to be in the top 25%
My mantra is:
“However much I think I know about a subject, I actually know slightly less than that.”
Unless you are in the top 25%, in which case everyone else knows slightly less than you think they do.
I don’t think you even need to be in the top 25 for that, just pick a mildly niche subject.
A niche subject just makes it easier to be in the top 25%