SpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoI have below average IQ, AMAmessage-squaremessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareI have below average IQ, AMASpaceFox:3@lemmy.ml to Ask Me Anything@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square147fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZozano@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 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.