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> "That's a challenge. I'm going to go interview there just to prove to these suckers that I'm better." Well that, or: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kru
by kybernetyk 13y ago
> "That's a challenge. I'm going to go interview there just to prove to these suckers that I'm better."
Well that, or: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
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- SatvikBeri 13y agoDunning Kruger does not mean that unskilled people think they do better than skilled people. On average, the more competent people at any skill will rate their abilities higher than the less competent people. See this graph[0] from the original study[1] for a better explanation. [0]: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/182799_538500000684_24255961_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x... [1]: http://ttsg.org/pdfs/Dunning-Kruger%20Effect.pdf http://ttsg.org/pdfs/Dunning-Kruger%20Effect.pdf
- kybernetyk 13y agoI meant it the other way round: That some smart people won't have that "I show 'em" attitude and won't even try because they think they are too bad anyways.
- ndefinite 13y agoThe chart supports that assumption to some extent. The smartest are under estimating their percentile.
- skwirl 13y agoIt would also unfortunately filter out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome