You Don't Know Anything - The Illusion of Explanatory Depth - FutureIQ

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Have you ever thought that you know a thing well but diving a little deep, you realize you don't know it as much? This is the concept called the illusion of explanatory depth. This explains our inability to explain things we think we know a lot of. Let's see how it applies in our lives and how you can stay avoid looking like an overconfident person who doesn't really know anything. 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 Books mentioned in the video: Antifragile: https://tapthe.link/csrU2hjqE 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 More videos for you: Why idiots think they're smart: https://youtu.be/GtmcY3t5hB4 Deliberate practice: https://youtu.be/tysT6DMFGH4 The Dip: https://youtu.be/NFqC7mlZlQw Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:50 The experiment 04:32 The explanation 05:50 WhatsApp forwards & more scenarios 08:00 The effective way to learning 09:53 How to avoid this? 12:13 The OODA loop #futureiq

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