We argue that when people are incompetent in
the strategies they adopt to achieve success and satisfaction, they
suffer a dual burden: Not only do they reach erroneous conclusions
and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of
the ability to realize it. Instead, like Mr. Wheeler, they are left with
the mistaken impression that they are doing just fine. As Miller
(1993) perceptively observed in the quote that opens this article,
and as Charles Darwin (1871) sagely noted over a century ago,
"ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
(p. 3). - Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own
Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments Justin Kruger and David Dunning
In Matthew 7:13-27 Jesus warns his disciples that if they are not careful to actually follow him, they very well could end up following the wrong path, building their house in the wrong place, or to remove the metaphors, not knowing him on the last day. This is utterly frightening, but the hope is that it is easy to know if you're a disciple of Jesus or not. You can try to follow him and trust him or not. You can think about your thinking, change your thinking, and actively revise what you do trying to follow him or not. You can base your life on his teachings or not. This does not mean that you will not sin. This does not even mean you'll be a super good person any time soon. It simply means that you can know if you follow Jesus or not, and if you do, says he, you'll one day find him blessing your behavior and you'll not even realize what you've done, for the left hand will not know that the right hand has done good. But if you do not examine yourself and seek to correct your life based on Jesus' teachings, then you might haphazardly take the wide road. The funny thing is that the wide road is pretty narrow considering how many provisions Jesus makes for receiving forgiveness from God...like simply confessing and asking. But if we are not examining ourselves we might at the last turn out to be living in the worthless traditions of our fathers at the last (1 Peter 1:18).
Also of note, people who do examine themselves with regularity often see themselves as significantly more flawed than other people warrant necessary. This is why self-critical people often excel at their favorite tasks. They repeat various tasks until they do them right! I wish I had thought of that the first time I learned the Greek Participle.
the strategies they adopt to achieve success and satisfaction, they
suffer a dual burden: Not only do they reach erroneous conclusions
and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of
the ability to realize it. Instead, like Mr. Wheeler, they are left with
the mistaken impression that they are doing just fine. As Miller
(1993) perceptively observed in the quote that opens this article,
and as Charles Darwin (1871) sagely noted over a century ago,
"ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge"
(p. 3). - Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own
Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments Justin Kruger and David Dunning
In Matthew 7:13-27 Jesus warns his disciples that if they are not careful to actually follow him, they very well could end up following the wrong path, building their house in the wrong place, or to remove the metaphors, not knowing him on the last day. This is utterly frightening, but the hope is that it is easy to know if you're a disciple of Jesus or not. You can try to follow him and trust him or not. You can think about your thinking, change your thinking, and actively revise what you do trying to follow him or not. You can base your life on his teachings or not. This does not mean that you will not sin. This does not even mean you'll be a super good person any time soon. It simply means that you can know if you follow Jesus or not, and if you do, says he, you'll one day find him blessing your behavior and you'll not even realize what you've done, for the left hand will not know that the right hand has done good. But if you do not examine yourself and seek to correct your life based on Jesus' teachings, then you might haphazardly take the wide road. The funny thing is that the wide road is pretty narrow considering how many provisions Jesus makes for receiving forgiveness from God...like simply confessing and asking. But if we are not examining ourselves we might at the last turn out to be living in the worthless traditions of our fathers at the last (1 Peter 1:18).
Also of note, people who do examine themselves with regularity often see themselves as significantly more flawed than other people warrant necessary. This is why self-critical people often excel at their favorite tasks. They repeat various tasks until they do them right! I wish I had thought of that the first time I learned the Greek Participle.
