The dunning cruger effect is a phenomenon that explains why it's so difficult for people who are not talented at a certain level to be able to recognize that they are not talented. It might surprise you to learn that there is an actual psychological term for what is happening here. We can be unskilled and be unaware of that lack of skill, and in fact, feel the opposite thing, feel unrealitically optimistic about our level of skill. And that can get us into a lot of trouble. That's what we're going to explore to day only, you are not so smart podcast. My name is david mc grany, and i will be your host.