Why Idiots Think They're Smart - Dunning Kruger Effect Explained

Why smart people think they're stupid, or why idiots are the ones most confident about their beliefs? This observation is explained by a phenomenon called the Dunning-Kruger effect. It explains the overconfidence of idiots and the under confidence of the geniuses. We see many examples of the Dunning Kruger effect in real life. And we're going a little deep with these examples in this episode of FutureIQ. More videos for you: Deliberate practice: https://youtu.be/tysT6DMFGH4 The Dip: https://youtu.be/NFqC7mlZlQw Illusion of explanatory depth: https://youtu.be/_ak0k7GNCjM Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Dunning Kruger effect 03:26 Examples 07:00 Reasons 08:18 Stages of competence 10:25 The dip 12:15 Imposter syndrome 13:54 Social media 16:30 Effects on real life 19:26 Politics 20:38 Teams & mindset 23:40 The truth #futureiq #dunningkrugereffect