Dunning–Kruger Esteem

Last week, I discussed the impostor syndrome as it relates to myself and self-esteem. Catch up here if you missed it. This week, I will be continuing down a similar path by discussing the Dunning-Kruger effect.

The Dunning-Kruger effectis essentially the opposite of the impostor syndrome. It’s when a person drastically overestimates their expertise in any given area. Here is a pretty handy graph to quickly illustrate the difference between the two:

If you are falling anywhere above that dotte...