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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnin
g%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
"people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it".[1] They therefore suffer an illusory superiority, rating their own ability as above average. This leads to a perverse result where less competent people will rate their own ability higher than relatively more competent people."
"It also explains why actual competence may weaken self-confidence because competent individuals falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding."