By Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com August 21st,2020 “Ignorance breeds confidence more often that knowledge.” -- Charles Darwin I must confess that the first time I heard about the Dunning-Kruger effect I felt a bit uncomfortable. An awkwardness stemming from a potential uncovered truth. My first thought was: Am I suffering from the Dunning Kruger effect without knowing it? Therefore I proceeded to do what I usually do whenever I have a doubt ... I immerse myself in the insatiable and tireless search for knowledge in any possible reliable source. After doing so, a simultaneous calm and unease came to me. The calm was due to the fact that when I read carefully what the effect consisted of, I realized that practically all human beings have it , to a lesser or greater degree. The concern came from finding out what I should do about it now. The Dunning-Kruger effe...
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