SpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 23 hours agoI have below average IQ, AMAmessage-squaremessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareI have below average IQ, AMASpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square120fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZozanolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours 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.