Why Do Incompetent People Overestimate Their Abilities?

💡 The Answer

• The Dunning-Kruger effect shows low performers lack metacognitive insight into their flaws.
• Incompetent individuals fail to recognize genuine expertise in others, skewing self-assessment.
• Overestimation stems from inability to objectively evaluate one's own performance.
• Training and feedback can reduce this bias by improving self-awareness and skill recognition.