The Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Psychology of Overconfidence
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Show Notes
Have you ever grown frustrated by the observation that the people who know the least seem to be the most confident in their knowledge?
You're not crazy. It's a very real, and very damning, psychological phenomenon.
In 1999, researchers David Dunning and Justin Kruger studied the bizarre case of McArthur Wheeler, a would-be bank robber who was caught after robbing two banks in broad daylight...
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