"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
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Bertrand Russell quoted in Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia (via giantrobotlasers)
Nice Wikipedia article. I am going through some massive stress and insecurity as I work on an application, but now this effect is bolstering my confidence: You feel like a worthless slug because you are intelligent enough to underestimate your worth. But I must doubt this ego boost since I’m self-aware enough to see that it’s a transparent outcome of the D-K effect. Since I can discount the ego boost, I am being doubtful and therefore intelligent and— oh my god the room is starting to spin!
