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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Dunning-Kruger effect.
Seriously, you folks need to read up on this. It explains tons of behavior in the world, and not just on the roads. It can be a valuable tool for helping find true experts, and to detect people who think they are experts but aren't (which is even more dangerous than people who know they aren't experts, but project themselves as such).
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What about the fact that I think I am pretty good at my job? Oh crap ...
Actually, it does make a lot of sense. If I think I am bad at something then I will put more effort into it which will make me better. If I think I am good at something, then I will slack and then by extension be worse at actually doing it. Also, if you think you really know everything but you really don't then chances are you are totally missing some important information that would make you better at it, whereas if you really do know everything you have a better understanding of where your shortcomings are and by extension think you are worse because of all the gaps, however minor, you see in your knowledge.