You’d Be Surprised How Smart (Or Dumb) You Are | The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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  • @PursuitofWonder
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    • @That.Guy.
      @That.Guy. 4 месяца назад +5

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  • @davemarx7856
    @davemarx7856 4 месяца назад +2168

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

    • @saiiiiiii1
      @saiiiiiii1 4 месяца назад +27

      Honestly I think that's the easiest way to check for yourself if you're doing fine or not.

    • @FRAAANKYSUUUPER
      @FRAAANKYSUUUPER 4 месяца назад +28

      One cannot be enlightened without first stepping out of the "shell" of idiocy.

    • @dalesco4205
      @dalesco4205 4 месяца назад +54

      “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” Charles Bukowski

    • @eterty8335
      @eterty8335 4 месяца назад +14

      I be feeling stupid like 10 times a day tho

    • @CheckmateSurvivor
      @CheckmateSurvivor 4 месяца назад +4

      The Earth is Flat.

  • @dkstudioart
    @dkstudioart 4 месяца назад +1045

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

    • @traceeburris511
      @traceeburris511 4 месяца назад +23

      Yup. Every time I learn something, it humbles me once again.

    • @johnmay6090
      @johnmay6090 4 месяца назад +9

      Very true. I came to that conclusion when I obtained my Engineering qualification many years ago.

    • @leekeyybum6930
      @leekeyybum6930 3 месяца назад +8

      People will learn a little piece of something and think they're an expert and expert is someone who knows everything of the area and knowing everything brings nothing

    • @SpaceflightSimulator
      @SpaceflightSimulator 3 месяца назад

      Same

    • @sphinixminecraft3328
      @sphinixminecraft3328 3 месяца назад +8

      I read somewhere that our knowledge is like a circle.
      The more we mine out from the circle, the more we realize that the circumference is even greater

  • @cbeam1506
    @cbeam1506 4 месяца назад +1530

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

    • @chanceDdog2009
      @chanceDdog2009 4 месяца назад +30

      There literally libraries full of books that have things I don’t know

    • @laaaliiiluuu
      @laaaliiiluuu 4 месяца назад

      Same with propaganda: If you think you're immune to brainwashing you're the easiest target for brainwashers.

    • @crazyprayingmantis5596
      @crazyprayingmantis5596 4 месяца назад +16

      I think I just entered the Matrix

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 4 месяца назад +18

      It's not quite correct, though. Experience can make up for a lot of intelligence when it comes to knowing your boundaries. And there are certain rationales that will work on most subjects, so you can make some estimates even when you don't know much about the subject yet. In my job I'm dealing with both ends of the intelligence spectrum, and I have been repeatedly impressed by not overly smart technicians methodically working their way into new problems.
      Looking at it from a psychological perspective, when you rank high in openness and conscientiousness, you actually can be fairly immune to Dunning-Kruger. The effect comes mostly from our subconscious drawing conclusions from a too narrow set of facts. Basically the pattern recognition in our brain running on autopilot. That is something that we can be aware of.

    • @chanceDdog2009
      @chanceDdog2009 4 месяца назад +1

      @@crazyprayingmantis5596 good car.
      Do you like it?

  • @nunyabidness117
    @nunyabidness117 2 месяца назад +326

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

    • @lolidkstudio
      @lolidkstudio Месяц назад +2

      lmaooo

    • @raoufov9812
      @raoufov9812 26 дней назад +5

      thats exactely the point

    • @turtleanton6539
      @turtleanton6539 14 дней назад +1

      Hahaha

    • @dannydetonator
      @dannydetonator 14 дней назад +5

      At least you're an expert in irony😂👌

    • @mattt.5895
      @mattt.5895 12 дней назад +2

      Not me. After watching the video, I feel that my knowledge of it is VERY low. In fact, I agree that you are probably an expert on the subject. I feel that the matter is simply too complex to even discuss why I understand so little.

  • @marcelomelo9977
    @marcelomelo9977 4 месяца назад +281

    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

    • @mattabouttrails
      @mattabouttrails 3 месяца назад +12

      Spot on ! I think 🤔

    • @GlennSyndallius
      @GlennSyndallius 3 месяца назад +16

      Also, it's almost a source of low self-esteem, in a way. If you understand the concept of Dunning-Kruger, then you'll immediately start doubting your own knowledge and abilities.
      I look at someone like Roger Federer (I'm a tennis person, so that's the best example I can use... and also noting that I'm replying to a very familiar name ... not sure if this is the ACTUAL Mr Melo, but that would be cool! ) ... Federer once said "I'm one of the best players in the world". Was he wrong? Hell no! He IS one of the best!
      Someone asked me once "so, how good were you at tennis?" and I said "well, there's no real answer to that. I was better than most players in my area, but I wasn't good enough to be a pro". Somewhere in between.
      So, i think with some topics, you DO know roughly how good you are, although from the outside, to the average person it might have looked like I was a very talented player, I knew I wasn't anywhere near an elite level.

    • @marcelomelo9977
      @marcelomelo9977 3 месяца назад

      @@GlennSyndallius i'm not Mr. Melo

    • @GlennSyndallius
      @GlennSyndallius 3 месяца назад +2

      @@marcelomelo9977 oh well, can't blame a guy for asking! Cheers 🙂

    • @SuperColdLemonade
      @SuperColdLemonade Месяц назад

      nope =) why conclude you are smart after understanding you are dumb? makes no sense ... is just the dumb mans bitter search of self approval ... just realize a bit more, how dumb you really are, especially when not changing the overall attitude ...

  • @Ty6260
    @Ty6260 4 месяца назад +698

    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.

    • @jensebermann4735
      @jensebermann4735 4 месяца назад +25

      I realized that too, pretty late though, that I am stupid like a rock.

    • @84knucks05
      @84knucks05 4 месяца назад +12

      Took me til I was 28 to realize how much of an idiot I was... still make choices that make me shake my head sometimes (more than I would like to admit)

    • @jensebermann4735
      @jensebermann4735 4 месяца назад +8

      @@84knucks05 haha me too, same age, now it is a mix between improving the situation, it is pointless, watching self-help crap and procrastinating...

    • @xuanxeno2
      @xuanxeno2 4 месяца назад

      As a man who's ass is of dumb, I strongly agree!

    • @wingsfan233
      @wingsfan233 3 месяца назад +8

      You are learning not to overestimate yourself because you are actually bcoming more competent. Now you are underestimating yourself, still falling to the Dunning Kruger. You can never escape.

  • @misterslick2693
    @misterslick2693 4 месяца назад +644

    "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.

    • @laaaliiiluuu
      @laaaliiiluuu 4 месяца назад +32

      ... and having to endure those people who never realize it.

    • @FlashSonic542
      @FlashSonic542 4 месяца назад +15

      @@laaaliiiluuuThat indeed is what hurts the most sometimes

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 4 месяца назад +10

      Why? I think it's fun. Just discovering how much shit there actually is to know, and then realizing that there was even more you just couldn't imagine previously... We live in amazing times.

    • @jashpatel3616
      @jashpatel3616 4 месяца назад +1

      Life is funny, let your time here be :)

    • @EmbraceTheStruggle24
      @EmbraceTheStruggle24 4 месяца назад

      Haha

  • @bigboibebop
    @bigboibebop 4 месяца назад +389

    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

    • @phillystevesteak6982
      @phillystevesteak6982 4 месяца назад +45

      No. Because if you are an expert and say you are not, you've still participated in the effect on the other end of the spectrum. lol

    • @Hawkenshmire
      @Hawkenshmire 4 месяца назад +10

      ​@@phillystevesteak6982 sounds complicated so not true.

    • @phillystevesteak6982
      @phillystevesteak6982 4 месяца назад +8

      @@Hawkenshmire Lol. This was discussed in the video. I don't know what to tell you. If denial is more appealing to you, then by all means

    • @Blake4625kHz
      @Blake4625kHz 4 месяца назад

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Blake4625kHz
      @Blake4625kHz 4 месяца назад +1

      @@phillystevesteak6982
      This isn’t reverse psychology so SHUT UP🤣

  • @lydellb
    @lydellb 4 месяца назад +340

    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.

    • @leliza8477
      @leliza8477 4 месяца назад +10

      That’s an awesome teacher! I think we all could have done with that fact of reality in our adolescence, thinking we know everything haha

    • @x2mars
      @x2mars 4 месяца назад

      We need both open and closed minded people

    • @williamhanna4823
      @williamhanna4823 4 месяца назад +10

      It seems he confused stupidity with ignorance.

    • @damianabbate4423
      @damianabbate4423 4 месяца назад +8

      Make sure you let that teacher know! People who take risks like that and deeply affect people should be encouraged that they're making a difference.

    • @strayaDaz
      @strayaDaz 4 месяца назад +12

      You werent stupid. You lacked knowledge.

  • @johnnywriight
    @johnnywriight 3 месяца назад +60

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

    • @skyrisesenpaiii678
      @skyrisesenpaiii678 14 дней назад +1

      What if wise person think he is wise then?

    • @SuperBozz
      @SuperBozz 12 дней назад

      @@skyrisesenpaiii678 he becomes a fool until he acknowledges it

  • @damianabbate4423
    @damianabbate4423 4 месяца назад +140

    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!!

    • @jakegerstein
      @jakegerstein 4 месяца назад +6

      Exactly! We need each other as a group, and we need to respect that fact.

    • @YesitisDex
      @YesitisDex 4 месяца назад

      No. Not the 🥴folks lol they are too “heavy” to be around

    • @markmcallan973
      @markmcallan973 3 месяца назад +4

      You hit the nail straight on the bro! At my job even though I might know the answer I will still ask others for their point of view!: it's not about my ego it's about getting the job done right!👍 Good comment bro👌

    • @alkahfi1345
      @alkahfi1345 3 месяца назад +2

      Couldn't agree more In this one. Spot ON!

  • @2760ade
    @2760ade 4 месяца назад +120

    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.

    • @realhet
      @realhet 4 месяца назад

      The world is a mass competition: The ones who can overestimate themselves more believably are the winners.
      Grandiosity and martyrdom, the two schools of narcissistic personality disorder nowadays are well payed by attention. They don't need to know something, they only need to make you believe they know something, in order to get what they want: narcissistic supply.

    • @mollykeane2571
      @mollykeane2571 4 месяца назад +5

      What if they are always right?

    • @misskirimi6866
      @misskirimi6866 4 месяца назад +6

      I did too. I felt more at ease once i distant myself from them.

    • @theblankuser
      @theblankuser 4 месяца назад +10

      ​@@mollykeane2571 impossible

    • @Yaelah-ws9rq
      @Yaelah-ws9rq 4 месяца назад +5

      As an aspiring npd who is healing themselves, I agree

  • @reggiegarcia07
    @reggiegarcia07 4 месяца назад +117

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

    • @mema7948
      @mema7948 4 месяца назад +2

      So it then so again what yes or no who if that thing poor for actually bias competent abilities surface argue cause know scale right flip thus tend estimate rank drive work done can better reflect play zone thinking

    • @ghostslikeme
      @ghostslikeme 4 месяца назад +3

      @@mema7948Huh?

    • @carpballet
      @carpballet 4 месяца назад +4

      My friend says “the confidence in the answer exceeds the quality of the answer.”

    • @Okijuben
      @Okijuben 4 месяца назад +2

      @@mema7948 Well said.

    • @mema7948
      @mema7948 4 месяца назад

      @@ghostslikeme go then so you point if not why huh?

  • @DoloresLehmann
    @DoloresLehmann 4 месяца назад +64

    "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

    • @joansparky4439
      @joansparky4439 4 месяца назад +1

      Unfortunately the Socratic method doesn't work with the very people it's supposed to help the most.. ask me how I know 😞

    • @joansparky4439
      @joansparky4439 4 месяца назад +2

      PS: "People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do" Isaac Asimov 😉

    • @mikethebloodthirsty
      @mikethebloodthirsty 4 месяца назад

      Once you realise that the real problem is that money always controls everything, every agenda. And that those fanatics are just exploited... That's all you need to know. Look at covid.

    • @musiclover1142
      @musiclover1142 17 дней назад

      Lol quoting Bertrand Russell is bad enough. He manipulated and believed humanity to be composed of idiots easily brainwashed.

    • @toughenupfluffy7294
      @toughenupfluffy7294 15 дней назад

      @@joansparky4439 Asimov had 15 Ph.D.s (14 were honorary) so he had good reason to be able to say that.

  • @LLS710
    @LLS710 4 месяца назад +91

    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,

    • @godsstrongestmagicalgirl5217
      @godsstrongestmagicalgirl5217 4 месяца назад +6

      yea...as they say, intellectuals replaced the jocks

    • @Pneumanon
      @Pneumanon 3 месяца назад +2

      A huge amount of what motivates anyone to do anything is status.

    • @LLS710
      @LLS710 3 месяца назад

      It's true. When I was younger I used to look down on it, but now I understand that it's human nature to always be trying to triangulate where you are in relation to others. @@Pneumanon

  • @_..-.._..-.._
    @_..-.._..-.._ 4 месяца назад +28

    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.

    • @AdamBorseti
      @AdamBorseti 4 месяца назад

      That's a really interesting point 🤔. Huh. I never thought about it like that before.

    • @morriskirega1897
      @morriskirega1897 2 месяца назад +1

      Wow, I should start thinking of myself from that point of view.
      I'm probably dumber than I thought and I've just always thought of myself more highly than I should.

    • @musiclover1142
      @musiclover1142 17 дней назад +1

      So basically you have no backbone and don't know your own power...

  • @XOPOIIIO
    @XOPOIIIO 4 месяца назад +200

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

    • @everythingisalllies2141
      @everythingisalllies2141 4 месяца назад +6

      Einstein was the best example of the dunning krueger effect.

    • @anonomyss
      @anonomyss 4 месяца назад

      If dumb people weren't at least confident, there wouldn't be any jobs for them.

    • @Yaelah-ws9rq
      @Yaelah-ws9rq 4 месяца назад +2

      I put myself in between this... but more likely i know nothing

    • @funnycatvideos5490
      @funnycatvideos5490 4 месяца назад

      Yeah he was a showman and Had a brilliant mathematician Wife, not a physicist or inventor at all that was Tesla@@everythingisalllies2141

    • @r011ing_thunder6
      @r011ing_thunder6 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@everythingisalllies2141Einstein thought he was a dummy?

  • @metanoia.777
    @metanoia.777 4 месяца назад +93

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

    • @saiiiiiii1
      @saiiiiiii1 4 месяца назад +17

      You will experience lots of situations in your life where your work will get judged by external sources. When you always think they're doing you wrong, you might want to do a checkup on yourself😂

    • @jasonschuele115
      @jasonschuele115 4 месяца назад +28

      EVERYONE is this kinda person, that's the thing, it literally effects everyone, if you think it doesn't apply to you that is itself applying to you. do not be scared of it, merely recognise that you are incompetent like the vast majority (myself very much included)and stay silent in places that your voice is not needed and speak up in places that you are actually experted in.

    • @joansparky4439
      @joansparky4439 4 месяца назад +2

      @@jasonschuele115
      How do you know if you're an "expert" in something?
      What about situations where your logic tells you that so called "experts" are most likely to be wrong about something?

    • @phillystevesteak6982
      @phillystevesteak6982 4 месяца назад +5

      That fear will keep you ignorant. Coming to terms with it will open the door to escaping this predicament and truly growing. Do NOT be afraid if you truly desire to improve.

    • @aarriikknn33ll
      @aarriikknn33ll 4 месяца назад

      ⁠Indeed this in every person, but it depends on what we are talking about. If we are talking about beeing ''expertised'', i'd assume this means you know what you are talking about basically. But if we are talking about normal social situations where a conversation is happening in a group, and you are ''incompetent'' in the area they're discussing or whatever, you are absolutely not lost whatsoever. You can enter in the conversation with a clear head, and pose questions if possible and think trough about it. Most people don't listen anymore, if you are able to listen and pickup bits of information you can construct good responses and are able to interact and learn more etc.. love yourself, remove pessimistic thinking and actively look out for it, then you can enter, anxious you'll be but in the end you'll build a new routine and you'll feel free.
      Idk that's just kinda my take on this topic.

  • @kigman1980
    @kigman1980 Месяц назад +4

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

  • @chuckcassidymusic
    @chuckcassidymusic 4 месяца назад +39

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

    • @mengmar1
      @mengmar1 4 месяца назад +3

      They all think it describes you lol joking. 😂

    • @chuckcassidymusic
      @chuckcassidymusic 4 месяца назад

      yes, probably@@mengmar1

    • @amineounajim9818
      @amineounajim9818 4 месяца назад +3

      @@mengmar1 You are actually correct. everyone thinks that everyone except themselves is full of shit.

  • @user-hl2ob1py6x
    @user-hl2ob1py6x 4 месяца назад +39

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

    • @ThePC007
      @ThePC007 4 месяца назад +4

      I'd go into an exam unprepared and come out thinking I had passed, then retake it after having failed (and studied for months before the second take) and think that there's no way I passed that, only to learn that I did fairly well this time.
      It seems that if you're bad at something, you focus and the parts you did well, while if you're good at the same thing, you focus on the parts where you messed up, which majorly skews your perspective.

  • @NathanHarrison7
    @NathanHarrison7 3 месяца назад +15

    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.

  • @izzydeadyet7336
    @izzydeadyet7336 4 месяца назад +39

    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..

    • @84knucks05
      @84knucks05 4 месяца назад +2

      🙄

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 4 месяца назад +1

      Stupidity, as in lack of intelligence, is not the main issue with Dunning-Kruger. Look at the Big5 personality model, and play through some of the possible combinations of traits in your head, and you will understand. Plus, when it comes to careers, the difference between success and failure is actually doing things. Intelligence is just potential than someone can live up to or not.

    • @NithishS99
      @NithishS99 4 месяца назад +2

      @@Volkbrechtintelligent and creative people are not consistent. The flow of thoughts are varying a lot. Whereas not so intelligent people are not consistent and they do things

    • @anyaanya-gf6lz
      @anyaanya-gf6lz 3 месяца назад +2

      Many highly skilled and knowledgeable people end up nowhere because they are barely noticeable and lack confidence, whereas the less talented and less skilled people that have a strong self-belief and are loud about themselves tend to get to higher positions with half as much knowledge and talent.

    • @Volkbrecht
      @Volkbrecht 3 месяца назад +1

      @@anyaanya-gf6lz As popular wisdom has it: do good things and talk about them ;)

  • @Dialogos1989
    @Dialogos1989 4 месяца назад +11

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

  • @_..-.._..-.._
    @_..-.._..-.._ 4 месяца назад +25

    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.

    • @remc0s
      @remc0s 2 месяца назад

      A 3D printer is just a tool that smart people can use to create their ideas.
      You'll think of something.

    • @toughenupfluffy7294
      @toughenupfluffy7294 15 дней назад

      Have you tried printing a 3D printer?

  • @kingpuppet5881
    @kingpuppet5881 3 месяца назад +13

    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?

    • @jouleskelvin
      @jouleskelvin 3 месяца назад +2

      You're going to be great! Discard that self doubt.

    • @kingpuppet5881
      @kingpuppet5881 3 месяца назад

      @@jouleskelvin Thanks for you positive words 🫶

    • @JacquesMare
      @JacquesMare 3 месяца назад +2

      If you ever doubt your ability to be an effective communicator, don't....
      You comment is one one of the best composed and constructed writs I've read all today. It was joy to read.

    • @kingpuppet5881
      @kingpuppet5881 3 месяца назад +2

      @@JacquesMare thank you so much that is incredibly kind of you. Well I have completed my training and I passed everything. Today was my last day! So now I am all set to start out in my new nursing career. I really appreciate your lovely words.

    • @Freecpapadvice
      @Freecpapadvice Месяц назад

      I don’t know anything about nursing at all. That said, I know I would have CRUSHED your new job on day one. 😉
      You’re about a month in now. Hope it’s all going well for you.

  • @zerospace101
    @zerospace101 3 месяца назад +3

    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.

  • @stadtbekanntertunichtgut
    @stadtbekanntertunichtgut 4 месяца назад +24

    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.

    • @laaaliiiluuu
      @laaaliiiluuu 4 месяца назад +6

      You're pretty overconfident to assume you know that you are incompetent.
      /sarcasm

    • @toughenupfluffy7294
      @toughenupfluffy7294 15 дней назад

      And how do you know this?

    • @stadtbekanntertunichtgut
      @stadtbekanntertunichtgut 15 дней назад

      @@toughenupfluffy7294 Life experience suggested this conclusion to me.

  • @Impulse_Intent
    @Impulse_Intent 3 месяца назад +3

    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.

  • @Scott-rd1vz
    @Scott-rd1vz 4 месяца назад +10

    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”

  • @shizuokaBLUES
    @shizuokaBLUES 4 месяца назад +31

    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.

    • @johndransfield1265
      @johndransfield1265 4 месяца назад +5

      Ambition beyond ability is how I call it. Unfortunately today many politicians are cursed with it.

    • @shaneanderson1229
      @shaneanderson1229 3 месяца назад +3

      Most genuinely intelligent and successful people drive 5-10 year old basic and well maintained cars chosen for their reliability above all. There are the unicorn Uber rich but I’m talking about successful middle class folks

  • @tommyvictorbuch6960
    @tommyvictorbuch6960 4 месяца назад +15

    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.

  • @mememomo8616
    @mememomo8616 3 месяца назад +3

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

  • @Claire-tk4do
    @Claire-tk4do 3 месяца назад +5

    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.

  • @MylezNevison
    @MylezNevison 3 месяца назад +6

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

    • @toughenupfluffy7294
      @toughenupfluffy7294 15 дней назад

      "Wise men say, 'Only fools rush in,' but I can't help falling in love with you."-by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. Elvis only sang and performed it.

  • @yeeeehaaawbuddy
    @yeeeehaaawbuddy 3 месяца назад +3

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

  • @joshsmith2071
    @joshsmith2071 4 месяца назад +32

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

    • @Novastar.SaberCombat
      @Novastar.SaberCombat 4 месяца назад +1

      Most especially when people have coin, connections, clout, crews, computer code, communities, and opportunities. Those people may actually lack talent, discipline, skill, experience, etc. But why would any of THOSE matter?! Wealth is health, might is right... and there is great power in numbers. Just look at any war of attrition, and you'll immediately realize that anyone with three-million dollars could outdo or outperform every single person with only three-thousand. #DUH Their lack of skills wouldn't even matter; they could immediately spend their way to "victory".

  • @poganlaul6484
    @poganlaul6484 4 месяца назад +133

    Bro's roasting my ass😭😭

    • @biniyam106
      @biniyam106 4 месяца назад

      same💀

    • @SchgurmTewehr
      @SchgurmTewehr 4 месяца назад

      It’s not only about you. When he says you it’s to all the viewers, not anyone personally. It’s like the plural you.

    • @poganlaul6484
      @poganlaul6484 4 месяца назад +4

      @@SchgurmTewehr bro, there's always that one guy who doesn't get the joke!! And here it's you💀

    • @SchgurmTewehr
      @SchgurmTewehr 4 месяца назад

      @@poganlaul6484 how’s it a joke? The dunning Kruger effect is not about taking things personally so it’s not irony.

    • @poganlaul6484
      @poganlaul6484 4 месяца назад +5

      @@SchgurmTewehr judging by the way you are trying to be smart, for example-(when he says you, it's to all the viewers-🤡)I think you are the perfect example of dunning Kruger effect! Like I know it's not about me but I was only trying to make a joke out of it! But I don't think you found it very funny

  • @OzzI-DKPL
    @OzzI-DKPL 3 месяца назад +3

    "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

  • @Thunderwake.
    @Thunderwake. 4 месяца назад +15

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

  • @zaysekai5783
    @zaysekai5783 4 месяца назад +13

    "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.

  • @jdb6026
    @jdb6026 4 месяца назад +11

    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.

    • @jakegerstein
      @jakegerstein 4 месяца назад +3

      I think every single person goes through this. You always feel like an imposter at first. But slowly, you start to understand that even though you're not THE BEST, you know way more about your work than your clients do.
      I'm a biologist, and I often feel inadequate when I come across something I can't quite understand or I have some math problem that I'm struggling with. There are absolutely better biologists out there, but I have a trustworthy set of hands, and I can still contribute a lot without understanding every single detail.
      There's only one thing I can do that others can't, which is very likely why I got the job. Every day is an opportunity for you to improve and learn something new. If you sincerely put your heart into your work and do the best job you can, then I don't think anyone can complain.
      You know what you know and you'll work on learning what you don't.

    • @jdb6026
      @jdb6026 4 месяца назад +1

      @@jakegerstein Aweee thank you for this. It's encouraging to know that I'm not alone. ❤️

    • @jakegerstein
      @jakegerstein 4 месяца назад

      @jdb6026 My father was an ER doctor, and he told me he felt like an imposter for years. He was a pretty good doctor, too. But I think every intelligent person understands there's a lot of things that they don't know.
      Stupid people don't even know what they don't know. They're not even aware that knowledge exists. Imagine how little you would have to understand about the world to vote for Trump. You have to know absolutely nothing to support that guy.

  • @user-bh4ge1pm2t
    @user-bh4ge1pm2t 2 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @nutmeg6463
    @nutmeg6463 4 месяца назад +17

    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?".

    • @84knucks05
      @84knucks05 4 месяца назад

      That is indeed a sign of the dunning-Kruger effect in real time...

  • @migueldavis694
    @migueldavis694 4 месяца назад +3

    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.....

  • @sookendestroy1
    @sookendestroy1 4 месяца назад +13

    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

    • @GraniteStateVictoria
      @GraniteStateVictoria 4 месяца назад +5

      Yeah, pretty much. The original paper is horribly misrepresented in pop culture, too. It's often thought to mean "incompetent thinks they're the real expert" when in reality the study was just showing that people's perception is skewed towards slightly above the mean as in "subpar thinks they're average" and "expert thinks they're merely above average"

  • @m2pozad
    @m2pozad 3 месяца назад +2

    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.

  • @ranixcz4087
    @ranixcz4087 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @AW_7_7_7
    @AW_7_7_7 4 месяца назад +3

    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.

  • @0b100
    @0b100 4 месяца назад +9

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

  • @coffeemachtspass
    @coffeemachtspass 3 месяца назад +2

    The narrative was written well. Good work.

  • @vandanapandey656
    @vandanapandey656 3 месяца назад +2

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

  • @GlorifiedGremlin
    @GlorifiedGremlin 4 месяца назад +11

    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

    • @gopikrishnan5960
      @gopikrishnan5960 4 месяца назад +1

      Good idea

    • @Eriksvensson4231
      @Eriksvensson4231 2 месяца назад

      The "experts" are liars who most people blindly trust.
      Weve been told nothing but lies. We dont know much at all. Admit that and exit the dunning club

  • @annemariemt5681
    @annemariemt5681 4 месяца назад +5

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

    • @Notyournormalotaku
      @Notyournormalotaku 4 месяца назад +1

      Not exactly genius but yea people are different, every individual can make use of himself/herself and excel in some areas and it doesn't have to be the same for like every 10 other people around you.

  • @broganworthington8991
    @broganworthington8991 4 месяца назад +2

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

  • @MuctaruKabba
    @MuctaruKabba 2 месяца назад

    Beautifully explained. Thank you.

  • @jakejulian7452
    @jakejulian7452 4 месяца назад +14

    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 :)

  • @larryvarner8478
    @larryvarner8478 4 месяца назад +4

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

  • @user-bz5yg8lq6u
    @user-bz5yg8lq6u 3 месяца назад

    There is so much out there. How we use our resources will ultimately determine our successes.

  • @felixengl3529
    @felixengl3529 3 месяца назад +1

    It was stonishingly well narrated!

  • @Gokotti
    @Gokotti 4 месяца назад +7

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

  • @journeywithin9155
    @journeywithin9155 4 месяца назад +5

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

  • @rekless1875
    @rekless1875 28 дней назад

    This was brilliant I love this channel

  • @harmony331000
    @harmony331000 3 месяца назад +1

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

  • @MrCQrity
    @MrCQrity 4 месяца назад +6

    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.

    • @poonoi1968
      @poonoi1968 4 месяца назад +1

      Only became aware of this resently myself. The Dunning Kruger effect sure sounded legit to me. It made sense.

    • @-Thauma-
      @-Thauma- 4 месяца назад +1

      Can you provide a link to that paper, please

  • @starchaser6024
    @starchaser6024 4 месяца назад +4

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

    • @JebidiahKrackedyetagain-xv9hc
      @JebidiahKrackedyetagain-xv9hc Месяц назад

      If you HAVE "Wonder", I believe the GOOD Lord hath made His face shine upon YOU!!😳😃😶🫡

  • @chaxef
    @chaxef 2 месяца назад

    Fantastic video! Thank you

  • @Carlos-gv6bf
    @Carlos-gv6bf 4 месяца назад +2

    Great video!

  • @RFXZ67966
    @RFXZ67966 4 месяца назад +4

    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

    • @jasonschuele115
      @jasonschuele115 4 месяца назад

      the dunning-kruger affect has been well known for a long while, i'm surprised you haven't heard of it yet enough to be skeptical of it's actual methodology considering it's been at the forefront of a lot of academic-education awareness for about 15 years now. I mean, not saying it's not possible, you could've very well just learned of it from this summary, but i'm just genuinely surprised you've managed to evade it as long as you have. it'd be like not knowing that optical illusions are a thing, both are something not totally relevant to everyday life, but atleast the majority of people are aware of exist, you know what i mean?

    • @RussClarkRocks
      @RussClarkRocks 4 месяца назад

      In case you don't realize it, you are questioning the conclusions of the two foremost authorities in the world on this subject. A perfect example of DK.

    • @RFXZ67966
      @RFXZ67966 4 месяца назад

      ​@@jasonschuele115 I have heard of the Dunning Kruger Effect but this is the first time i've heard of the methodology and, as described in this video, it doesn't seem to be the best way to prove the hypothesis. In the 1999 study, they gave participants tests (including logical reasoning) and found that those who performed poorly thought they did much better than they did
      1. It is not surprising that people who performed badly at reasoning poorly estimated their competency in relation to other people
      2. There is tendency for people to assume that they are average - this would cause poor performers to think they are better and good performers to think they are worse. You said you're surprised that I hadn't heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect but i'd estimate that fewer 20% of people in Western countries and fewer than 5-10% of people worldwide know of this so i think you're showing this bias
      To prove this thesis, a better study would be to have participants learn something gradually and then test them and to self report their understanding over time or compare it to a control group. You would expect a linear relationship between their understanding of the subject and their test results

    • @RFXZ67966
      @RFXZ67966 4 месяца назад +2

      @@RussClarkRocksI'm definitely not saying i know more about the subject, I'm just questioning the methodology

    • @RussClarkRocks
      @RussClarkRocks 4 месяца назад +1

      @@RFXZ67966 Just razzing you a bit. I read the paper a few years back. I'm no research expert, but it seems well reviewed. Have a great day and thanks for not getting bent out of shape. :)

  • @delfi7077
    @delfi7077 4 месяца назад +4

    they are talking about me

  • @snehabaranwal9224
    @snehabaranwal9224 13 дней назад

    Ahhh! What a nice explanation of things! ♥️

  • @Syl-Vee
    @Syl-Vee 3 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @onniram
    @onniram 4 месяца назад +2

    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.

    • @Okijuben
      @Okijuben 4 месяца назад

      That's a Sigma move, right there.

  • @_DopamineJunkie_
    @_DopamineJunkie_ 4 месяца назад +6

    Dunning-Kruger club 😂

  • @juddostolaza1103
    @juddostolaza1103 15 дней назад +1

    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.

  • @zobo70
    @zobo70 2 месяца назад

    Introspection is the key and seldom taught!

  • @Brickzot
    @Brickzot 4 месяца назад +5

    Does this apply to anti-vaxxers?

    • @-Thauma-
      @-Thauma- 4 месяца назад +2

      and flat earthers LoL

  • @doktorspock8910
    @doktorspock8910 3 месяца назад +1

    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?

  • @mayankgairola7871
    @mayankgairola7871 3 месяца назад

    no ads... thank you.

  • @Vagabond750
    @Vagabond750 4 месяца назад +7

    No bro I know I'm dumb

    • @2Glock30s
      @2Glock30s 3 месяца назад

      Stop eating paint chips.

  • @jennifervan75
    @jennifervan75 4 месяца назад +6

    tRump supporters be like:

    • @marklarsen4424
      @marklarsen4424 4 месяца назад +3

      And the Biden Dumpster Fire is so much fun! One is not better than the other!

    • @jennifervan75
      @jennifervan75 4 месяца назад

      @@marklarsen4424 one is better than the other,morally.
      It means there is some hope for the future atleast.
      The world became worse after tRump...the rise in neo n*zism was insane

    • @jamueI
      @jamueI 4 месяца назад +1

      Dwane johnson supporters: 🗿

    • @jennifervan75
      @jennifervan75 4 месяца назад

      @@jamueI ?

  • @lowwastehighmelanin
    @lowwastehighmelanin 4 месяца назад +2

    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.

  • @loomcc70
    @loomcc70 3 месяца назад

    Really enjoyable, thank you

  • @archiewebster5034
    @archiewebster5034 3 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @CHRISTIANCOLTRANE
    @CHRISTIANCOLTRANE 3 месяца назад

    Good stuff man!!!

  • @MrJmazing1
    @MrJmazing1 Месяц назад

    This was explained well 👌🏾

  • @mixmastercrickets
    @mixmastercrickets 3 месяца назад

    loved to see it!

  • @justinjennings9840
    @justinjennings9840 3 месяца назад +1

    Being humble is a sign of meta cognition.

  • @AnotherGlenn
    @AnotherGlenn 3 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @GloryDaze73
    @GloryDaze73 3 месяца назад +1

    ❤Great video!
    We need much more self-awareness and quiet time ...

  • @chrisbelongea1070
    @chrisbelongea1070 3 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @scottjones9973
    @scottjones9973 Месяц назад

    Oh I would love to take this test. What a fascinating insight into what we think we know and don't know.

  • @Bambagustrust
    @Bambagustrust 3 месяца назад

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

  • @eniola5231
    @eniola5231 3 месяца назад

    Rather an intresting video, well made, I'm more aware thanks to you.

  • @jeniyubz
    @jeniyubz 3 месяца назад

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

  • @dibednalio
    @dibednalio 4 месяца назад +1

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

  • @boucheyjaboe3267
    @boucheyjaboe3267 3 месяца назад +2

    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.

  • @TheOnlyBlakeSpa
    @TheOnlyBlakeSpa Месяц назад

    Thanks, for this! I'm definitely quitting my job now!!!

  • @brianmoonga9920
    @brianmoonga9920 14 дней назад

    Thank you 🙏🏾 🎉