Everyone of us think we’re better than we really are. The Dunning-Kruger Effect states:
A cognitive bias in which people of low ability have illusory superiority, and mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is.
As much as I would hate to admit it, I fall into this sometimes. However, there is a difference between me and them, I know when to concede. I have many smart friends, a lot smarter than me. I concede intelligence when I’m around them. In these rare cases, I sit back and learn. I try to understand their thinking. How did they arrive at this conclusion? How does this get them to their goal? Does this make them better in achieving their desires? The bases formulation of thought gets them to a logical solution.
Here’s the thing I know when to concede, you don’t. Your failure to adapt leaves you scurrying around trying to give answers for which you don’t even know the question. Your ego is gigantic, but your capabilities are minimal. You’re going to continue to be overwhelmed and frustrated because you refuse to admit you can’t. Maybe your pride has carried you this far, good, but it won’t get you to the prize. It’s funny cause while you think you’re succeeding, others are carrying your load, and you fail to see it. When your failures take you down, don’t come to me. You aren’t humble. You don’t truly want the help, you just want a solution to get you through the problem. Or, you just want to distract from your situation, to deflect your issues onto others.
It’s a sad state of affairs we have ourselves in. The blindness to the problem(s) has lead us to this point. Days, weeks, months, years of neglect have brought us to this point, a perfect storm. A storm which has no clear guidance or conviction. Almost as if we’re inept…
You refuse to adjust our attitudes assist with the change, simply continuing course until we all fail. Seeking assistance is outside the realm of possibilities, because you know all. And the worst part, collectively, none of it matters. The failure won’t be your problem, but someone else’s. Let them take the fail, right? The eloquent speech makes waves. part terms sound good and provide an illusion, but it’s smoke and mirrors. The foundation was never built. No experience to get you through. No understanding of what should be done. Nothing. But here is the thing, I’m done helping.
There is an eagerness to watch you fail. Not for any other reason but to see if there is any ounce of humility within you. (My assessment assumes there isn’t.) But nonetheless, accolades will come your way, reenforcing your “work” but when the pressure comes, you’ll be crushed. Alone you will fail, wondering what happened. There will be no story of redemption. No Phoenix raising for the ashes, just you left wondering how it happened.