SpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoI have below average IQ, AMAmessage-squaremessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1message-squareI have below average IQ, AMASpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square168fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZozano@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoAbsolutely, though I wouldn’t say it’s an opposite Dunning/Kruger, just that smart people are further along the x-axis. Having the knowledge to understand how much you don’t know is both a blessing and a curse. The curse: It is hard to project a true sense of authority, because to yourself, you do not believe you’re competent enough. The blessing: humility. You understand that everyone fits on the graph somewhere.
Absolutely, though I wouldn’t say it’s an opposite Dunning/Kruger, just that smart people are further along the x-axis.
Having the knowledge to understand how much you don’t know is both a blessing and a curse.
The curse: It is hard to project a true sense of authority, because to yourself, you do not believe you’re competent enough.
The blessing: humility. You understand that everyone fits on the graph somewhere.