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This article reminded me of this old gem from PG's "Great Hackers": "I've found that people who are great at something are not so much convinced of their own g
by mahipal 16y ago
This article reminded me of this old gem from PG's "Great Hackers":
"I've found that people who are great at something are not so much convinced of their own greatness as mystified at why everyone else seems so incompetent."
- chasingsparks 16y agoTangentially related is one of my favorite Bertrand Russell quotes: The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
- micrypt 16y agoAlso in the same vein: "The best lack all conviction, while the worst, Are full of passionate intensity." - William Butler Yeats
- rmc 16y agoThat's the Dunning-Kruger effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect
- hugh3 16y agoI'm not so sure about that.
- tbrownaw 16y agoFor a while after I first saw that, my opinion of myself became slightly oscillatory. (Then after a bit I went looking for objective measures, which besides being more stable have the extra benefit of showing how to improve.)