Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
Here's an example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Dorftrottel/disclosure
Whether the guy will make a success of it or not I can't guess, but
you have to award him points for self-awareness and honesty.
I think self-awareness is the key, so I hope he makes it. I've mentioned
it on-list before, but I'm so taken with it that let me mention again
the paper "Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing
One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments"[1].
I think this effect, known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect[2], is often at
work with our more difficult participants. It's not that they go out
looking to be dicks or troublemakers. I'm sure they're conscious only of
the best of intentions. They come and do their best, and their best
looks great to them. But not to somebody else, and so begins a cycle of
trouble.
William
[1]
http://www.apa.org/journals/features/psp7761121.pdf
[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect
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William Pietri <william(a)scissor.com>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:William_Pietri