8 Surprising Habits That Reveal Hidden Struggles with Intelligence, According to Psychology
But there’s a big difference between healthy self-esteem and inflated self-importance.
Overestimating one’s abilities is a phenomenon psychologists link to something called the Dunning-Kruger effect—basically, the less skilled someone is, the more they tend to think they’re an expert.
Being humble enough to accept criticism can actually signal a higher form of intelligence, because it means you’re willing to learn.
Those who brush off all feedback as “other people just don’t get it” risk stagnating in their ignorance.
