27) You are better than you think: have you heard about Dunning–Kruger effect? Highly skilled people have a tendency to underestimate their abilities. Dun

27) You are better than you think: have you heard about Dunning–Kruger effect? Highly skilled people have a tendency to underestimate their abilities. Dunning–Kruger works both ways, that is, unskilled individuals often overestimate their value; I think impostor syndrome may be more appropriate in the context of the article: "...a psychological phenomenon in which people are unable to internalize their accomplishments..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome