Dunning-Kruger

And this is the second important piece of Dunning-Kruger. When asked if they know how a toilet works, many people will often say that they do. But when asked to describe how it operates, many are incapable of explaining it.

2018 October 15, Jennifer Baldwin, Navigating Post-Truth and Alternative Facts: Religion and Science as Political Theology, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 46

In this book, when we talk about people with this problem, we will simply say that they “have a case of Dunning-Kruger” (or DK for short). This research demonstrates that when people come to nonobjective and false conclusions,[…]

2018 December 31, Petr Ludwig, Adela Schicker, The End of Procrastination: How to Stop Postponing and Live a Fulfilled Life, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN

... for success or accomplishment are, so they're essentially flying blind, but giving themselves credit for keeping afloat. Once people become aware they suffer from Dunning-Kruger and acknowledge it, they can always reverse its effect.

2019 July 24, Patrick King, The Art of Clear Thinking: Mental Models for Better Reasoning, Judgment, Analysis, and Learning. Upgrade Your Intellectual Toolkit., PublishDrive