I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb.
Quote of the Week 45
"I’m smart enough to know that I’m dumb."
― Richard Feynman
In line with Dunning and Kruger's findings the inverse corollary could be stated as:
"I’m dumb enough to think that I’m smart."
That triggers a reference to Mount Stupid as depicted in Zach Weinersmith's (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal) chart which according to Chris Barth "features a prominent bump, toward the low end of the knowledge spectrum, where people feel qualified to dish on a given subject, despite their relative lack of wisdom. The name of that bump is Mount Stupid."
Gunter Dueck has pointed out the similarity between this chart and the Gartner Hype Cycle ... but that's a different story.
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