smileyheadtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·5 months agoHow to get a clue where on the curve of Dunning-Kruger effect you are?message-squarearrow-up141arrow-down12message-square28 fedilink
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareHow to get a clue where on the curve of Dunning-Kruger effect you are?smileyheadtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·5 months agomessage-square28 fedilink
minus-squareMajorHavocarrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agolinkfedilinkMy mantra is: “However much I think I know about a subject, I actually know slightly less than that.”
minus-squarekromemEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkUnless you are in the top 25%, in which case everyone else knows slightly less than you think they do.
minus-squareTheCheddarCheeseEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkI don’t think you even need to be in the top 25 for that, just pick a mildly niche subject.
minus-squareNighedEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkA 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%