November 17, 2025: The Wisdom Curve

I came across this quote recently: Ignorance breeds confidence. Mastery breeds humility.

There’s actually a name for this mindset — the Dunning-Kruger effect.

Stated simply:

The less you know, the more you think you know.
The more you know, the more you realize you don’t.

Usually, the loudest voice in the room is the emptiest head.

It’s the person who just watched a YouTube video and now argues with a surgeon. Or the guy who takes a few guitar lessons and believes he could challenge Jimi Hendrix in a duel.

Low skill + high confidence = bad karaoke.

True mastery is balanced by the awareness that there’s always more to learn. You’ve seen the iceberg under the water.

A little knowledge makes you dangerous. A lot makes you teachable. Admitting how much you don’t know is the first step toward genuine wisdom.

Stay curious and humble.