Beyond the Told

by Dr. David M Robertson

Tag: Dunning Kruger Effect

Why Impostor Syndrome Might Be Awesome

Charles Darwin once said, “Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” In other words, people who know little often appear more confident than those who are more informed. This observation connects with two important psychological phenomena: the Dunning-Kruger Effect and impostor syndrome. I find this particularly interesting because most would likely suggest that both […]