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Recognize that you will feel like the idiot at times. But simply recognizing that is a step that most don't take.

I always say "The more I learn the more I realize how little I know".

After watching a single 10 minute video on the Dunning-Krueger effect, I now consider myself an expert.

The Dunning-Kruger effect is so paradoxical, since you think you don't know anything and you feel dumb, but then you think you are actually not dumb because you are self-aware, then you think you are kinda smart, then you realize you are overstimating yourself and you feel dumb and the cycle repeats

"In fact, thinking you're impervious to the Dunning-Krueger effect is itself an example of the Dunning-Krueger effect." That hit hard.

As a man who is dumb of ass, I am slowly unlearning to overestimate my knowledge. But, you should always believe in your _capacity_ to learn & improve.

"Life is a continuous cycle of realizing how little you knew, how much you were wrong, and how complex things really are... And then realizing it again." This hit hard.

Ending every claim with “idk though I’m not an expert” makes me immune to the dunning-kruger effect and also the consequences of anyone actually listening to my advice

When i was in sixth grade i had an art teacher who was one of those super eccentric artsy types. He walked in the first day after we all sat down and said "You are all stupid. You dont know what you dont know." He wasnt being an asshole, he was making a point and figuring out what type of children we were. Being close minded was a very good way to fail his class. Im in my mid thirties now and hes the only teacher i remember from that time, and hes easily my favorite teacher ive ever had.

“A fool believes themselves to be wise, a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”

That's why we need each other. No single person is able to understand or know everything. Collaborating our knowledge and skills, instead of competing and tearing each other down for not knowing, is how society grows and gets better. Thanks for making this great content!!

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." Bertrand Russell "I only know that I don't know." Socrates

“After a certain point, the quantity of opinions one holds is almost always inversely proportional to the quality and accuracy of them”

Narcissists, with their strange ability to genuinely believe they are always right, and superior, are the ultimate Dunning-Kruger club members. I've lived with one for many years and my advice would be to put as much distance as you can between yourselves and them. They severely damage your wellbeing.

I’m happy to realize how unremarkable I really am as I get older, it’s actually freeing because you don’t feel as bad about your achievements or lack thereof. If you think you’re a genius and better than everyone but your life is in shambles, you have to reconcile the two. I’m happy being average, the ego lost its power.

My whole adult life I've been way too preoccupied with how smart or not smart I am in relation to others. One day it occurred to me that what I really was preoccupied with was my status in relation to others. The brains/no brains was just a hook to hang my thoughts on,

i’m scared i might be this kinda person without even realizing it..

"Inappropriate confidence...buoyed by something that feels like knowledge..." I love that quote, it describes so many people I know.

One of the major problems of the society is that dumb people are confident, while smart people are full of doubts.

We are complex creatures and recognizing our weaknesses is an actual strength.

Literally me. I used to think that I could pass an exam with just a little review, until the exam results came out...

What a razor sharp script. And incredible insightfulness. The ability to communicate so effectively, a relatively abstract and complicated subject, in a clear, concise and engaging way, is truly masterful. Subscribed.

This video came up at the right time in my life. I just started a new nursing role on Monday. It's a management role. My job role is clinical supervisor. OMG! I am in training just now and feel like a dunce. The trainers are great but they are really going for it, very intense. Having to diagnose and triage patients based on what the clinical support worker has gained knowledge of from the patient. Today we did mock Triaging. I had all my bits of paper and was a bag of nerves. I felt overwhelmed. The trainer was playing the part of the CSW and I had to get the patient synopsis and then use critical and clinical thinking to determine the urgency and outcome. I felt like I was useless! We have to pass every single assessment every day for 1 month or it's bye bye!!!! Thankfully the trainer threw me a bone, told me to put the paperwork down and said " you are an experienced nurse. Go with what you know and don't over complicate it" It really helped me and I got better after 4 scenarios! I still feel like I'm floundering but I will keep trying. This video made me realise that I think I am not good enough at times which has an impact on confidence etc. Definitely something I need to work on. Sorry for the blurb. It's been a mad day and just wanted to say thanks to the Chanel for this video. Stay humble and know your worth and know when you don't know?

The essence of wisdom is to know what you do not know.

This makes sence.. I often wonder why people who seem so vapid and unintelligible seem to get so far in life.. often I see very stupid people in high positions.. and on the other side, smart people wasting their lives and even hindering themselves..

Now and after watching this video, I can say that I'm very experienced about the Donning-Krewger effect!

I would like to announce that I am largely incompetent and ignorant. I hardly know anything, I'm often confused and aimless and I wish there were more often simple solutions to all kinds of problems in life.

I got a 3d printer last fall and thought “I’m a mechanically inclined guy, I bet I’ll do new and exciting things with it that the ‘nerdy’ guys haven’t thought of” wow, I’ve yet to design anything that doesn’t already exist in much better form one hundred times over.

Recognizing when you are at that level of duning Kruger is pretty powerful as you understand the full depth and the full ignorance of both sides of the spectrum a true middle ground where your perspective is in touch with all levels in the field.

Bro's roasting my ass😭😭

The Dunning-Krueger effect is similar to our ability in the water. Most people can be in the water when it’s shallow, some can swim less,some can swim on the deeper end, and very few dive.

Very well said. I have defenitly noticed our society mistakes confidence as ability.

"Life is a continuous cycle of realizing how little you knew, how much you where wrong, and how complex things really are. And then, realizing it again. " -This has been my life philosophy since I was a child

Shout out to all the people who heard the “quieter, harder to parse, or still looking for the right words and means to express themself” part and unironically thought “Omg that’s me”

*"Fools (the incompetent) rush in where the wise (the competent) tread carefully." - Old Proverb*

The more you learn, the more you realize how much you do not know. The better you get at something, the more you feel inadequate. This is what drives people to keep pushing their limits whether be sports or academics or life skills.

90% of the guys I know who have a little money and a good car fall into this category. They view their relative success as an indicator of their intelligence . The ego is a big factor in their daily lives that they don’t even seem aware of it.

"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance." --Thomas Sowell

Every college student should watch this video. The value of nuance and not being 100% confident in everything, and the difference between what trustworthy and untrustworthy voices sound like, is something so underrecognized. And of course, I cannot say that I do these things perfectly, or even necessarily well either! All I can say is that I am trying to learn.

About a month ago, I had to say goodbye to a friend I've known since 1997. The results of his stupidity and Dunning-Kruger infected actions and ideas, had a nasty tendency to land on my desktop. I finally had enough. My point is, that stupidity can be a huge problem, and the Dunning-Kruger effect is often a big part of it.

I'm happy knowing I'm smart enough to know that I'm not that smart😅

I love how some people tell the stories about "how i met these kind of people in my life" instead of looking at ourselves and introspect "hmm, maybe i'm the idiot?".

I've incorporated this in my life. I compliment someone on their intelligence, and if they wholeheartedly agree, I secretly to myself question it. But if they demonstrate humility, then give them the benefit of the doubt.

We have an idiom relating to the same effect in hindi that is, 'Adhajal gagari chhalkat jaye', meaning a half filled vessel spills water.

"The first rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are a member of the Dunning-Kruger Effect". Nice I See that these guys watched fight club. It's an interesting video. I think my government needs to watch this video and maybe also my ex from 2021. Anyway very thoughtful. Thank you for reading my comment. This comment was sponsored by my brother - Because he is paying for my Wifi. Thank you bro.

Werent there later more studies which found that the dunning Kruger effect is kind of not an actual thing, that it's much less pronounced than initially thought

I've been more frequently positively surprised about outcomes than negatively surprised. But that is no accident. I lack courage to 'swing for the fences'. And I'm usually more surprised when my feelings or expectations are off in either direction.

as i always say: no one is perfect but everyone is special

The thing is, I cycle between the Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Impostor Syndrome. I think it's a rather toxic cycle to be in and I have to find a good alternative to this. In my field of work, confidence is the key to everything or else I might end up with no clients. I, of course, tell my clients that I am not as good as they think I am (which is true) and that I am merely good at pretending that I am. The only side-effect I can think of is that to pretend convincingly, I would have to convince myself that I am who I portray myself to be at that moment; the best lies are half-truths or lies that one believes in so much that it has become truth. I know that I am not the best at what I do; there are others out there who are better than I am, but to keep myself from feeling like an impostor, I also pat myself on the shoulder and tell myself that even though I am good, I still have a long way to go, there is always more room to grow, and that I will always be susceptible to making mistakes - they are inevitable. And all of that is okay.

When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought, “On no, NOT another vid on the DK effect!” But I sat through it still, and found that it is still refreshing, indeed one of the best presentations on this topic: incisive & thought provoking.

I always underestimate myself and then I either get a positive little surprise and do better than I expected or I fail, either way I don't get disappointed. I can't lose.

I think people are all genius in their ways and that's what makes our competences as a collective

Never really commented, but been on this journey with you since 2020. Bro your content feeds the very essence of my being. I am like a child excited to watch new episodes of their favorite series, every time I see that notification 😂. Man I wish you posted more regular.....

4:45 I think the answer to that problem is for the individual and therefore the collective to learn how to understand the experts, rather than forcing the experts to become social masters. That way incompetent social masters don't tempt and trick people, because they stop placing value on the social competency, and therefore are better at identifying intellectual competency

Thanks go out to Dunning-Kruger and thanks to you for reminding us to remind ourselves about it. It's one of the phenomena that make experiencing life so amusing and humbling.

Introspection is the key and seldom taught!

Knowing how not to do something helps one understand why it is done correctly. Therefore understanding the how-to if you will..

Love your videos, but a way to make them even sharper is by replacing “studies show” with “a study from ____ shows….” or “studies from researchers such as ____ show…” Doing this or linking your studies to time slots would take your content to the next level! Keep up with the good work :)

The narrative was written well. Good work.

It's all about the balance. I currently have to learn that about my relationship to my friends. Am I a good friend by being there for them? At which point am I overbearing? What are my personal needs?

Recognizing you're incompetent is the first step, here we go.

The more I know, the more I know what I don't know.

Beautifully explained. Thank you.

Being humble is a sign of meta cognition.

Look at the governments and these global bodies. This is so true.

It was stonishingly well narrated!

always be student and sometimes a teacher but never an expert learning never ends when you think you are expert you stop learning and this puts a limit on our potential

The Dunning Kruger effect doesn’t exist. It’s a statistical error and plays into our own bias to be smarter than other people. The error got replicated in other studies that tried to debunk it. There is a paper about that.

I know for sure I’m a bigger fan of pursuit of wonder than most 🤔🙈

I think it’s important to aim high regardless of your ability. Because by the time you might discover it, there may be no time left. At least test your self and find out knowing that you tried. In my opinion you can never fail this way.

Keep it up pursuit of wonder! I’m always looking forward to your videos you are my favorite KZfaq channel. 👏

I'd be quite interested to see the original data around this as while this is catchy and interesting, there are a multitude of other reasons that could explain the results of such studies

they are talking about me

This video has brought out a whole new meaning to the phrase "ignorance is bliss".

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Dunning-Kruger club 😂

I am the human Horseshoe theory. I’ll occasionally have an idea so stupid that it works. Like taping my coffee cup to my wrist so I can drink while I drive.

This was brilliant I love this channel

Ahhh! What a nice explanation of things! ♥️

The root of the problem when anyone talks politics 😂

Does this apply to anti-vaxxers?

I've been heavily thinking about this. I don't feel as smart as I always thought I was. I mean, I'm not dumb, but IDK if I'm as good as I am.

9:07 I would add the title "On Second Thought" to this. It's about heuristics and how expertise can sometimes put us in life threatening danger.

No bro I know I'm dumb

tRump supporters be like:

well this explains why i hate one coworker i have that just cant shut up and always talks about random things, i would not mind if he would talk while also acknowledge the things he doesn't know about a certain subject, but he always speaks like he knows 100% that what he is saying is the truth and talks like he is expert at it. Its soo exhausting talking to people like that even when i question something he says he always has (in his mind) the perfect answer making him look like an expert

👏🏼Loved the vid, I needed it, you guys are awesome as always and I thank you for sharing your time and effort with us 😻✌️

People tell me I'm very intelligent. I used to love hearing that until I realized the self defeat of the pride that reduced the ambition to improve. I have serious flaws and improvement would have helped a lot. I see mixed results in my history. I see that circumstance led to my gift(s) and also to my failings. We know about our choices, but circumstance limits them. I don't imagine anything special about my genetics aside from the fact that it is me. I suppose it also fits that I've had persistent feelings of incompetence in my line of work until more recent years. I have to admit that I'm fairly good at what I do. On the other hand, I get the idea that I lack a thing or two that are beyond my perception.

Now finally there is a term for it, the Dunning-Kruger effect! Thanks for this video!

“Knowledge is proud of all that it knows. Wisdom is humble before all that it doesn’t.” As proven by Dunning and Kruger.

I’m glad it’s so many people on here in the middle of the night instead of watching shorts, I’ve watched the top comment change 3 times while watching this video. I guess it’s a more productive way to lose sleep.

Wow. I never thought there would be a name for it. Thank you. ❤

Fantastic video! Thank you

As seems to be the case in studies like these, the people who need to pay attention to messages like this are the ones most likely to ignore them.

Thank you for producing this type of content! But, holy crap, what a paradox! It is way too easy to fall victim to cognitive biases.

That makes 100% sense! Thats why it feels like you know less the more you get to know a language. The more you get to know the more you discover.

One of the most important videos ever released on this channel.

The simplest change we can make with the most profound effect on society is for people to know that the loudest and most confident voices are usually wrong. That one awareness would transform all of politics.

If you feel guilty cause this kind of video is free on KZfaq, you are not alone feeling that. Thank you Pursuit of Wonder !